My Sharp's pygmy maple had a ton of seeds last year. I always heard that the cultivar was sterile, but I have had a few seedlings sprout below it. I collected about 50 samaras last fall and stored them over winter. I soaked them this spring and got about 2 dozen sinkers. Planted those, and exactly 1 sprouted. It will be interesting to see how much of the pygmy's traits it carries.
Japanese Maple Seed is collected in Fall.When do you collect the samaras?
I have a couple trees that I want to get their offsprings. I'm curious on how different they might be from the mother tree. There seem to be a lot of different maples around my neighborhood
I honestly couldn't tell you. I just watched them and waited until they started to fall naturally.When do you collect the samaras?
I have a couple trees that I want to get their offsprings. I'm curious on how different they might be from the mother tree. There seem to be a lot of different maples around my neighborhood
I’ve got a Mikawa Yatsubusa that is full of seeds this year as well, when do you plan on collecting those mikawa seeds? Fall?My Makawa yatsabusha is in full seed this year. I will be starting as many as I can, should be interesting View attachment 196757
I have about two dozen Japanese Maples from various trees around town here. I started with a couple hundred seedlings and first selected for colors. Then I selected for leaf size, internodes and stem length. Some I have kept for extraordinary color in spite of long stems and internodes.
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This one I call Seedling Surprise, it grows like that. I haven't trimmed it yet. It is the only one in a whole bunch of collected seedlings that came off like this.
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Some that hold good color into summer and great fall colors.
Yes, fall. For your location late sept, oct, novI’ve got a Mikawa Yatsubusa that is full of seeds this year as well, when do you plan on collecting those mikawa seeds? Fall?
Just a seedling that pops up in another tree's pot or in the yard or garden...as far as I know haha!Volunteer Maple
Yeah...none of those. Lol thought you meant an unplanned tree.Just a seedling that pops up in another tree's pot or in the yard or garden...as far as I know haha!
Just a seedling that pops up in another tree's pot or in the yard or garden