Seeds N Da Hood

[Gabler]

The 1st acer seeds I posted came from these trees in front of a school which has been closed unfortunately View attachment 485984View attachment 485986

Based on the second picture, that looks to me like a Freeman’s maple—a hybrid of A. rubrum and A. saccharinum.

 

[MeDupree]

New batch of seed ready to go from the 1st mysterious acer...I've got to screen these in since the squirrels almost took out the 1st batch which is just now recovering after a quick rescue excuse the mess of compost, vermiculite, sand and clay pebbles I threw them in...

 

[MeDupree]

In the vicinity of the acers by the old school I've spotted some zelkova and beech trees that I'll have to keep an eye on

 

[Shibui]

New batch of seed ready to go from the 1st mysterious acer...I've got to screen these in since the squirrels almost took out the 1st batch which is just now recovering after a quick rescue excuse the mess of compost, vermiculite, sand and clay pebbles I threw them in...

I notice the germinating seeds are well down in a part filled pot. There is more risk of fungal infection that way because air does not circulate well in part filled pots. Much better to almost fill the pots to allow seedlings access to fresh, moving air. If you are worried about soil depth or amount of soil required use flatter trays or cut the pots down.

It is fun to watch the roots develop in damp paper but untangling the roots from the paper can be tricky when planting them in soil later. Better to skip the paper and plant seed direct into soil.
When transplanting those paper germinating seedlings you may like to try cutting some of the roots. Sounds drastic but it is something I do all the time to promote more lateral roots for later nebari. Seedlings cope with root pruning really well so I can snip of 3/4 or more of an emerging root with very little setback in growth.

 

[MeDupree]

I notice the germinating seeds are well down in a part filled pot. There is more risk of fungal infection that way because air does not circulate well in part filled pots. Much better to almost fill the pots to allow seedlings access to fresh, moving air. If you are worried about soil depth or amount of soil required use flatter trays or cut the pots down.

It is fun to watch the roots develop in damp paper but untangling the roots from the paper can be tricky when planting them in soil later. Better to skip the paper and plant seed direct into soil.
When transplanting those paper germinating seedlings you may like to try cutting some of the roots. Sounds drastic but it is something I do all the time to promote more lateral roots for later nebari. Seedlings cope with root pruning really well so I can snip of 3/4 or more of an emerging root with very little setback in growth.

Thanks!! It was a bit tedious removing those roots from inside of the double ply paper towels but last week I did start another batch in soil then avoided the towel completely for the JPM seeds I collected

I've been collecting various barriers to shelter the seeds/seedlings away from those pesky squirrels so once I head back home I'll go ahead and cut away the top of that container to allow more air flow to the seedlings.

Some time this month, I'll probably end up building a small box with some chicken wire so all the babies can grow freely for the most part.

 

[MeDupree]

Acer pseudoplatanus or something else? Just got these on a morning stroll wondering if I should grow some out

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Update on this one: Did really well...I had so many Im attempting a bunch of fuses and even a root over rock with a few plantings

 

[MeDupree]

Anyone familiar with this one to identify? Thanks

 

[Gabler]

Looks like red maple, Acer rubrum. Hard to tell from just the seeds.

 

[Shogun610]

Progress ?