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Saturday 20 August 2022

Kanchan or orchid tree propagation from seeds (with update)

Easiest way growing and propagation of kanchan or orchid tree (bauhinia variegata / bauhinia acuminata) from seeds. Kanchan or commonly called orchid tree, is a beautiful perennial flowering shrub, in the family fabaceae and native to southeast Asia. It is also known as kachnar tree, bauhinia variegata, bauhinia acuminata and mountain ebony. This is a very popular small to medium size tree growing to 10-12 meters tall and it is mainly grow from seed. In this video I'm going to show you how to propagate kanchan tree or bauhinia variegata / bauhinia acuminata from seeds. Bauhinia variegata / bauhinia acuminata propagation step: 1) First of all collect some seeds from mature seed pod. 2) Now I'm making potting mix for kanchan seedling, the ratio of the potting mix is 60% garden soil, 20% vermicompost and 20% fine sand. Mix it well. 3) Take some grow bags and fill it with potting mix. Plant two seeds in each grow bag. 4) Finally water it properly and keep it in a partial sunlight place for a few days. 5) After four weeks seedlings look like this. After few weeks I will plant it into the ground.

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