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15-May-2008	#1
nomadigin WTM Photography Join Date: Apr-2008 Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 17	Seed Germination Time Does anyone know the typical germination time for red maple seeds using pre-treatment methods? How about blue ice cypress? The red maple were given to me so I don't know of their freshness (my guess is not very) and the cypress I harvested myself just a few days ago. I was curious as it is always different with different trees. Some catalpa (aka bean tree) seeds I picked up sprouted in only a few days time. Also many google searches turned up very little. Germination rate is good to know but not what I need. __________________ </andrew>

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15-May-2008	#2
bisjoe bonsaiTALK Expert Join Date: Oct-2006 Location: Sammamish Country: USA USDA Zone: 8b AHS Heat Zone: 3 Posts: 180	Most maples take at least 30 days at 65-75F, cypress 30-90 days. http://www.backyardgardener.com/tm1.html

16-May-2008	#3
rxweitz bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Jan-2005 Location: Bainbridge Island, WA Country: USA USDA Zone: 8b AHS Heat Zone: 3 Posts: 34	If by "red maple" you mean Acer Rubrum, then no stratification is necessary. You just plant them as soon as they fall from the tree, and they'll sprout in about a week. If you mean a red variety of Acer palmatum, these seeds require a cold stratification period of at least 30 days. For Japanese maples (palmatum, buergerianum, japonica), I just plant them in the ground in the fall, and leave them all winter. Most of the seeds sprout the next spring, but some can take over a year to germinate. I had one sprout this spring that was planted 2 1/2 years ago.

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