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- To: s*@eskimo.com
- Subject: Re: red maple
- From: l*@mailserv.fhcs.ednet.ns.ca (Lloyd A Mclean)
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 08:34:55 -0700
- Comments: EDnet - Nova Scotia's Regional Education Network
- Old-Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 11:23:32 -0400
>Does anyone have experience in germinating japanese red maple seeds? >I'm speaking of fresh and one and two year old seed. I had some Acer ginnalla germinate by leaving them outdoors over winter. They surprised me as many times they were just a block of ice, but now there are several a few centimetres high with several sets of leaves. I think that Deno suggests fresh seed is better, in fact I collected some one time and they germinated within a month. My attempts at A tataricum? were not so successful. Although some germinated, I forgot to water and they perished. A palmatum never did germinate for me. I hope you have success as they are truly beautiful specimens. There is an aged palmatum near here that is remarkable. There are also some beauties at the Arboretum in Ottawa, Canada's capital. Lloyd McLean Chester Grant, Nova Scotia CANADA Zone 5?
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