Orange should come true from seed. May be 10 or more years before it will bloom though. Will probably be about 12 feet tall by that time! The apple does not come true, so what you have is not a McIntosh. Pomegranates typically drop leaves in winter. Not sure why you are concerned about yours. It looks pretty good to me! Maybe that is new growth.

Here's a pic of two citrus seedlings - 'Clem-Yuz' and 'Keraji' mandarin. Already approaching 7 feet, but nope, not big enough to bloom yet! Maybe next year.

Here's a pic of in-ground Citrumelo (from seed) that is about 10 to 12 feet high. Nope, has not bloomed yet!

UPDATE: The citrumelo tree has its first blooms this spring. Probably about 10 years old from seed.

when you repot ... you should use a media more suited to trees ...

and of course.. they dont work well as long term indoor plants .... do you have plans on moving them outside ... of course.. the orange and pom arent going to winter over for you ... so repotting will become an issue ...

but.. they can go outside.. in full bright shade for summer ...

your excited.. congrats ... keep playing .. its fun ...

ken

Huggorm, young maples are hard to distinguish, but it may be Acer negundo, which is indeed a North American native.

Sorry I realize now that I confused my seedlings again. I thought it was acer glabrum since the first leaves was not divided but it has to be acer triflorum. So not an american maple but a nice one anyway. Hope I will get some glabrums sprouting this year.

Kevin - curious where you're located - looks like you still have snow on the ground?

Maackia seedlings. Seed collected in mid Jan, soaked in hot water, and direct sown in potting soil.

I live in nortern New-Brunswick, Canada. We have snow from mid November to late april/early may sometimes.

I planted a few seeds just for fun in September and they all sprouted. So far I was able to do a red oak seedling, 2 orange, 1 apple and 1 grapefruit. The apple seedling is growing really fast compared to the other evergreen tropicals that I have. Probably because the apple trees are seasonal

First Mahogany seedling

Royal Poinciana

Lead Trees

Pacific Rosewood

Second-year Acer triflorum.

I got exactly one surviving seedling from approximately an ounce of fairly old seed I bought from Sheffields.

I have it staked straight since last year, for some reason it grew at about a 65 degree angle. I hope to remove it once it adds enough new wood to stay put.

Hairmetal: I remember that seedling of yours from last summer and it is quite different from mine. Your leaflets are more oblong and fuzzier. I have no fuzz at all and my stem is red. Also, I had at least five seeds germinating out of a dozen or so seeds, but I collected them fresh from a tree in a local arboretum. The tree was clearly marked as acer triflorum but it might be from another part of its native range. Also, my seedlings might be hybrids, there are lots of different species of maple in the vicinity that might be the father. All my seedlings are very similar though, not much variation.

Paulie,. That is more than enough..Lol ! A Forrest of Fan's! ;)

I grew a few from a trade yrs ago,got a divorce and they got held hostage. Send me a pm with your addy.

And Thanx Bunches!!!

Marianna

My daughter planted a bunch of acorns last fall. Any idea what kind they are?

Iris, defenitly not red acorn, mine are of a deeper green,

Acer triflorum has already doubled in height.

Nice orchard, Konrad!

Some Japanese maples from seed.

Magnolia grandiflora. Second spring from seed.

Blackgum