Acer Palmatum Taylor Maple Tree Seeds

A rarely available acer with fabulous, salmon pink fresh spring foliage that matures to 
variegated green and cream with a touch of pink.

Leaves turn completely lime green in autumn, lighting up the garden before falling.

A stunning, slow growing, medium sized acer that contrasts beautifully with darker plants.

Absolutely beautiful as a specimen tree in a large pot, completely changing colour as the 
year progresses.

Seeds germinate/grow time is 90-120days 

Instructions:

Stratify:
Store the seeds over the winter in a refrigerator for more than 90 days but no more 
than 120 days. The temperature should be kept between 33 and 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 
Keep the seeds in a 50/50 mixture of sand and peat moss in a perforated plastic Ziploc bag .

The seeds of the silver and red maple don't need a period of stratification and can be 
planted immediately after harvesting. Other maple trees can also be planted immediately 
after harvesting (in the autumn), but they will have a better chance at germination if 
they are stored in refrigeration for a period of stratification before planting.

Plant:
After the stratification, plant the seeds in 6 inch pots and keep them indoors until there 
is no longer any risk of frost occurring outdoors. Use a planting medium that combines peat 
moss, organic compost, vermiculite, and coarse sand for best results when planting seeds 
in a pot.

If you want to plant directly outside after stratification in late spring, store the seeds in a 
paper bag until 100 days before the end of the frost.

Seeds should be sown in a sandy loam, about 1/2 inch under the surface. Water regularly, 
allowing the ground to dry out before watering again.

Transplant:
Once sprouted, seedlings should receive about 50-percent shade. If they are outside where 
they don't receive much natural shade, install a shade cloth or snow fence over the seedlings 
to provide it. You can transplant your seedlings outdoors once the frost has passed and when 
they're about 4 inches high or have developed their second set of "true" leaves.

Continue watering thoroughly, allowing the soil to dry completely between each watering cycle. 
Avoid over-watering your maple seeds or they will rot.

Saplings can be transplanted into a permanent location at 1-2 years of age.

Continued Care:
As your maple saplings grow into proper trees, be prepared to prune and care for them. Even 
if their growth is slow or staggered, prune as you normally would and avoid topping or stubbing.

In a case where your seedling growth is incremental enough that they remain vulnerable when 
the next frost or winter comes, be prepared to transplant the seedlings into a pot with heavy 
mulch and bring them indoors.

While this will protect the young trees from the worst of the cold, you can't simply keep them 
inside all winter as you did when they were seeds in your refrigerator.

Mulch will keep the roots warm, but you should still return the plants to the outdoors for a 
short time each day in winter. These will "harden" the seedlings with the hope that you can 
eventually transition them to an outdoor shed or greenhouse to wait out the rest of the winter.

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