More Japanese Maple Seeds
In this edition:
1. More Acer palmatum Seeds Arriving!
2. Seed Germination Tip
News From the Nursery:
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More of our 2005 season fresh Acer palmatum seed
is arriving this week. Shiping is expected to begin
around the 5th of November for these seeds.
It's been a hard month here as I had a bad fall in
September and badly injured the patellar tendon below my
right knee! Ouch!
The surgery all went well, but it's going to be a long
and slow recovery before I can bend my knee again and
start walking around the nursery without crutches! So
apologies in advance if I can't get back to you as
quickly as usual - I've been told to take it very slow
and conservative in healing and rushing around isn't
good for me!
Still, at least now we've had our first frost and
leaves are turning and falling - there is a little less
to do in keeping up with the trees, just getting them all
ready for winter and starting to thinkj about germinating
seeds again.
I'm still hopeful of getting seed from cultivars we've never
had before from a new source! Watch out for more seed news
in a month or so.
Latest Seed Arivals:
1. New Season Seeds from green
cutleaf Dissectum 'Viridis'!
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http://japanese-maple.com/viridis_seed_1.htmlOur supplier's cut germination testing shows this
to be 91% live seed; 99% pure seed. LIMITED QUANTITY.
Parent cultivar leaf color is a green cutleaf type.
Germination instructions are included with each order.
Our seed packets contain a minimum of 20 seeds.
'Osakazuki' Japanese Maple Seeds
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This is seed from a 'Osakazuki' Japanese maple. Parent
is well known for its vibrant crimson fall color. Its
intense color has often been compared to the “burning
bush”. Its leaves are fairly sun resistant and this
“upright” reaches about 18 feet in height.
http://japanese-maple.com/osakazuki_seed_1.html
'Ornatum' Japanese Maple Seeds
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This is seed from a 'Ornatum' Japanese maple. Parent has
a height and spread of about 12 feet (Fig. 1). Usually is
grown for its red-colored leaves, interesting growth habit
and fine leaf texture. Fall color is a dark burgundy-red
and is often striking, even on trees grown in shade. Growth
habit is a weeping globe, branching to the ground.
http://japanese-maple.com/ornatum_seed.html
'Omure yama' Japanese Maple Seeds
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This is seed from a 'Omure yama' Japanese maple. Parent is
commonly called the weeping willow maple. It grows upright
but has weeping branches, so it will get much taller than
the more common weeping cultivars such as Inabare Shidare
or Waterfall. The leaves are green with a slight pink tint
in summer but turn orange-yellow, rather than red, in the
fall.
http://japanese-maple.com/omure_yama_seed_1.html
Remember, as we say in our e-course on growing maples
from seed, seedlings will be similar to but not identical
to the parents. This is part of the fun of growing from
seed - you never know exactly what you'll get!
2. Seed Germination Tip
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Having read our e-course you'll know we recommend using
fresh seed and simply chilling this for 100-120 days.
You do need to check your seed every few week or two
and see how it is doing in the refrigerator. If you think
the seed is drying out, add a DROP or two of water to your
zipper bag holding the seeds.
The seed needs to stay hydrated but does NOT want to be
sitting in a pool of water. If you see any signs of
mold developing, you can spray with a small amount of a
fungicide - read the label directions carefully before use.
Happy gardening online and in-dirt.
Ken Alston
Commonwealth Plants, LLC
posted by Ken @ 8:23 AM
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