#JAPANESE MAPLE SEEDLINGS HOW TO#
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If you enjoy growing plants from seeds go for it. You will be lucky to get any to germinate since you are dealing with such small quantities. In addition, buying only 5-10 seeds is a real crap shoot. For folks to advertise a specific cultivar seed rather than “general” Japanese maple seed is a patently illegal and deceptive practice as far as I am concerned and EBay should not allow it. For one, as stated above, you will NOT get the tree specified since seeds are not true to their parent tree.

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You should also remember you are adding many years to eventually having a nice full tree.īuying a few “named” seeds from EBay is a waste of time and a crock. Those that do make it need extreme care and the majority will eventually succumb without a near perfect growing environment that most of us do not have. Plant 100 stratified seeds you may get a 10-20 to germinate (some may take up to two years to do so). Even then your success rate will likely be slim. Harvesting must be done in the fall at specific time, And this is followed by a whole regimen of cold stratification is in your refrigerator for several weeks to several months before you are able plant them. You just can’t just plop then in the ground. Growing Japanese maples from seeds is not like growing corn. If in fact it is truly different then it is grafted and propagated, named and sold as a brand new cultivar. They set that one aside and observe it for many years. From these they may notice an odd one with different color or characteristics. Many large growers have thousands of plain green or red Acer Palmatum seeds for rootstock production as well as thousands of sprouting seedlings under their many trees. There is nothing wrong with planting seeds for fun. All I need to is to buy seeds of a specific cultivar 10 seeds for $5.00 on EBay and get ten of that tree cheap.”įalse: Propagating Japanese maples from seeds will NOT produce a named cultivar but rather generic non-specific Japanese maple since the seed is not true to the mother tree.

The world of Japanese Maples is virtually as varied as the types of people you meet throughout life.Ģ.“Growing Japanese maple from seeds is easy. Once you really get into these trees you will find your tastes in color, leaf type, tree shape and size will constantly change even from day to day.

“There are only two types (broad leaf and cut leaf ) and only two colors (red and green) of Japanese maples.”įalse: As you will see in looking through this web site there are many different types of Japanese maples and many different colors. Planting & Care Guide ↓ Planting & Care Guide ↑ġ.Policies & Other Info ↓ Policies & Other Info ↑.Visiting Our Location ↓ Visiting Our Location ↑.Featured Japanese Maples ↓ Featured Japanese Maples ↑.Choosing and Ordering ↓ Choosing and Ordering ↑.Davidsan's World of Undiscovered Japanese Maples.

#JAPANESE MAPLE SEEDLINGS HOW TO#

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