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Viability of seeds from frozen fruit

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poncirsguy:
If seeds had to wait till the fruits to be ripe before the seeds them selves were ripe, those plants would be extinct.  Most fruits are eaten before they are ripe.

Citradia:
I washed and planted the seeds today. They actually look as good as any others I have planted in the past. Thanks, guys.

hardyvermont:
There is research on citrus seed viability after freezing.  Less viability with more cold.  I doubt that seed is viable from that depth of cold.  Nevertheless, I planted seed of a fruit that was missed before the cold.  Nothing to lose. 

vnomonee:
Last winter I threw a bunch of yuzu seeds onto the ground and lightly covered with soil, out of 40 or so seeds 3 sprouted in the spring. The coldest temp we had was 6f, the soil froze many times over, with some seeds popping out of the ground. In the end I think the wet spring rotted most of the surviving seed.

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