Five Year Native Tree Challenge: Harewood Hobbyist Acer macrophyllum

[Harewood Hobbyist]

Acer macrophyllum I dug up about 200 feet from my place. I haven't done anything to it yet except stick it in the box.

 

[LittleDingus]

I'm really interested to watch this one! My wife and I went to visit the Avenue of the Giants to see the redwoods last January. I plucked a handful of bigleaf maple seeds of a tree there to plant.

This is one year's growth from seed!



These guys outgrow my redwood seedlings! I've got a few others I planted into a loose clump.

If yours grow anything like mine did, this will be a fun one to watch

 

[Harewood Hobbyist]

I'm really interested to watch this one! My wife and I went to visit the Avenue of the Giants to see the redwoods last January. I plucked a handful of bigleaf maple seeds of a tree there to plant.

This is one year's growth from seed!

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These guys outgrow my redwood seedlings! I've got a few others I planted into a loose clump.

If yours grow anything like mine did, this will be a fun one to watch

Yeah, I guess limiting growth is going to be the big issue.

 

[ghues]

Could it be Douglas Maple?

 

[Harewood Hobbyist]

Could it be Douglas Maple?

I don't think so. The leaves look like big leaf maple. Glabrum has toothy leaves that are less lobed. Importantly, lots of big leaf maples around me here. I have not seen a mature douglas or vine maple nearby.

@parhamr has a couple of threads that mention leaves scaling down a bit. https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/progression-of-acer-macrophyllum-b.21919/ and https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/progression-of-acer-macrophyllum-c.21945/