Priyathams Imported Japanese Bonsai Green Maple Tree + Red Maple tree Seed(20 per packet)

Japanese Green/Red maple Maple,_Acer palmatum Tree Seeds Hardy, Adaptable, Easy to Grow, Bonsai, Brilliant Fall Colors, Cold Tolerant Japanese Maple is a small deciduous tree of rounded or pyramidal habit prized for its fall colors. At maturity it can reach 15 to 25 feet, growing faster when young, slowing as it gets older. Japanese Maples are easy to care for and are very popular for bonsai. They perform well in containers and in the landscape. They are hardy, but grow best when planted in well-drained soil in a location protected from drying winds and where they will receive morning sun and afternoon shade. Native to Japan, China and Korea, Japanese Maple can be trained as a multi-stemmed shrub or single-stemmed tree. General plant form is rounded to broad-rounded, often with low-branching. The canopy is wispy and delicate and in some cultivars, weeping. It has slender, glabrous twigs and smooth gray bark. Branches tend to grow in horizontal layers, and often are contorted and twisted. The palmate leaves are 2 to 5 inches long and wide and deeply dissected with 5 to 11 lobes. The lobes are lance shaped, sharply pointed at the tips and doubly toothed on the edges. Small reddish-purple flowers in umbels bloom in mid spring. As with many maples, the flowers are rather attractive close up, but are not particularly showy from a distance. Flowers are followed by samaras (to 3/4 inch long) that ripen in September-October. Fall color includes shades of yellow, orange, red-purple or bronze. Cultivars are quite variable. This is one of the most beautiful small trees for the ornamental landscape. It is perfectly suited as a specimen tree, an accent in a mixed border or in a container on the patio. It anchors the Japanese style garden. Many of the cultivars remain quite small and are especially useful in small gardens, even rock gardens, and for bonsai. The brilliant fall foliage lights up the garden, and the slender twigs and contorted branches provide winter interest. Zone: 5 to 9 Growth Rate: Fast to Moderate Plant Type: Small to medium size deciduous tree Family: Aceraceae Native Range: China, Japan and Korea Height: 15 to 25 feet Spread: 10 to 25 feet Shape: Rounded to Irregular Bloom Time: May-June Bloom Color: Reddish-purple. Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade Fall Color: Yellow, Orange, Red or Purple Drought Tolerance: Low Water: Medium Maintenance: Low Site Requirements /Soil Tolerances: Easily grown in moist, organically rich, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Prefers lightly sun dappled part shade. Avoid hot and dry sites. Leaves may scorch in full sun in hot southern summers. Plant in a location protected from strong winds. Culture: Can be grown as single or multi-stemmed small tree. Uses: Japanese Maples are generally grown for their attractive foliage and shape. Specimen/accent or group around the home or yard or periphery of the border or rock garden. Multi-stemmed shrub form is effective in small groupings in shrub borders. Bonsai. Sowing Acer palmatum Seeds: Japanese Maple seeds possess a thick, impermeable seed-coat which prevents or significantly retards germination. For best results, please follow the instructions in the order provided. Scarify: Pour Hot water over seed. Soak for 24 hours Stratify: Cold 120 days, 40 Degrees F in a Moist Medium. Germination: Sow 1/4” Deep