Very cool. Love the genetic variation.

What are you planning on doing with them? I have about 30seedlings to be used as rootstock for grafting in the a year.

Thanks for the Comments Mike

Around 40 of these Seedlings are Youngsters from you there in Maple Valley !

Are those with the wide leaves, especially in the first picture, also japanese maples? They may be from the Macrantha subgenus, snakebark maples, but it's hard to tell this early

Love all your questions and enthusiasm, Stephen. I don't have to ask questions a lot of times, because you've already asked them! Hope those seedlings keep on growing!

All the best

Kyle

Thanks for those pleasant Compliments Kyle

I have noticed you have been asking plenty of interesting questions about JMs that have been very helpful & beneficial to myself also.

You like me appear well hooked on the Whole Japanese Maple scene

Happy Gardening

Stephen,Cheshire.UK

...I'm 39. This post made me think I'd missed the mark on propogating multiple generations of Japanese maples. Will older-me will regret missed opportunities? I love Japanese maples so much.

I'm 72 and still doing it.

Holy $#*+! That tree is off the hook!

Hi Leslie

I am sure you haven't missed the Mark in Growing Japanese Maples for Future Generations.

This is my 1st year and I have only started growing these from Seedlings the past 8 months or so.The Seeds were gathered in the month of October 2015 and then carefully planted into Seed trays shortly after

There has been so much Guidance and advice from Forum Members,particularly Gardengal - Houzi & Miketann.

A Few members will surely Chime in to your posts whatever the Enquiry

Happy Gardening

Stephen in the United Kingdom

Mike

Just messaging to ask whether that Lovely Red Leaf Japanese Maple has been grown from seed ?

Regards

Stephen

Yes, it has. I have very few named varieties. It's a matter of economics and being busy with all the seedlings I've been raising over the years.

http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Botann/library/Winter%202012-13

Mike

Mike,

When you look at a JM Seed in the Palm of the Hand then look at what it can potentially become as with yours here its nothing short of Mindblowing !

Incidentally Mike can you give an approximate age of this Tree.It looks around 25 ~ 30 Years Old

Happy Gardening

Stephen,Cheshire.UK

Closer to 30 than 25 years.

I've been watering my seedlings almost every day and most are putting on a lot of new growth now. That's always fun to watch.

Mike

Mike

Like your good self I have now started watering the seedlings regularly.

This has been my 1st year with the seedlings and has really turned out and proved to be an experimental Journey.

I am considerably more prepared for the challenges of my 2nd year.