How Do You Germinate Japanese Maple Tree Seeds Easily And Reliably?
I am often asked how we manage to germinate thousands of Japanese maple tree seeds each year because conventional wisdom says this is considered very hard to do. In this article I’ll reveal to you the little known “Nursery Secrets” we use to guarantee virtually 100% germination rates and debunk the myth that… Germinating Japanese Maple Seeds Is Hard To Do… If you’ve read any standard text or instructions for germinating Japanese maple seeds and you’ll usually find virtually identical advice. Conventional wisdom holds that successfully germinating Japanese maple seeds is hard to do, definitely something for the more advanced gardener. Conventional wisdom also says that the key to successful germination is a combination of soaking the seeds in water followed by “stratification” *(see below). Soaking the seed is recommended because almost all the seed you buy from merchants or from unknown sources (such as you will usually find on e-Bay) is dry. Dry seed needs to be re-hydrated then s