choke cherry / prunus virginiana seeds cleaned and spread out to air dry

choke cherry / prunus virginiana seeds cleaned and spread out to air dry. I collected the fruit last month and it stores well refrigerated. the easiest way to clean them is in a 5 gallon pail with a paint mixer and a cordless drill. Mix for one minute, decant and repeat. The seeds are hard enough the paint mixer can’t harm them, and they sink while the rest floats. For this batch I got them about 3/4 clean and let the pail sit over night, it softens up remaining pulp by hydrating and letting it break down. There’s some potential that over drying these and other prunus will lower germination so I usually just air dry for a day or two then refrigerate, vs other seeds I’ll dehydrate over night at 90 -100f (30-40c) to lower moisture content. These locally collected seeds are available from our site and etsy shop, link in profile. #seeds #treeseeds #seedsaving