How to Easily Germinate Japanese Maple Seeds (Part 2) Planting and Germinating the Seeds
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- Опубликовано: 10 мар 2017
- In part 2 of this series on how to easily germinate Japanese maple seeds, I show you how I plant them and what I grow them in. We talk about what time of the year I started these seeds, the current temperatures outside, the soil or medium I plant them in, and how I get them germinating. Spoiler Alert: After stratification, these red leaf japanese maple seeds started germinating in the refrigerator!
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Mike, if you have a Patreon account, I will support you because your videos are much more useful than the average horticultural video.
Thanks a lot Tina! I'm really glad you like the videos. I'm new to all of this but have heard of Patreon. I'll have to look into it.
Good explan
@@gsubbarao4507 Mike- your instructional videos are FANTASTIC!! I’m in Southern Arizona.. and m going to try some of your suggestions!
Thank you! SO much! 👍🏻🍃🌿🌱🎋🪴🎋🍃🌿🌱🪴
After grad school (mid 70s) I went to work for Bruce Briggs (Briggs Nursery, Olympia, Washington) as the plant propagator . I knew very little about propagation; but lucky for me, Bruce knew more than just about anyone I had/have ever known. One of the first things he taught me was how to germinate Maple seed. Just about everything Mike says in these videos is spot on. The one thing about the seed germinating in the fridge, it is normal using this method of stratifying for this to occur. The one thing about Mike rushing to plant them--not necessary. Most years my seed would have 1/2 inch to sometimes 1 1/2 inch roots by the time I got them planted. And I grew many thousand of them every year for over 30 years and in 4 different states.
Awesome! A lot of nice hybrids came from Briggs.
I love this natural laid back approach. Try not to reinvent the wheel, just do what nature does best.
It's my favorite way to approach things! Nature knows best.
Love your no nonsense videos! Just collected a pile of Japanese maple seeds and so glad I found your video to guide me through.
Glad I could help!
Hi Mike. I live in a little town named Gisborne in Australia. Thank you for very clear advice re germinating Maple seeds. Your advice was clear and I have my first crop of maple trees growing beautifully. Love your videos. Regards Alan S Australia.
Thank you for making this video. I accidentally found a already germinated maple(?) tree in my succulent pot and I decided to keep growing it. I’m glad that I now know that I am on the right path. It is so cool watching an actual tree grow in front of my eyes.
Glad you found us!
Since I’ve retired plants have became my hobby, Your site is a common since approach .
To all the novice ; best water to use for success is natural rain water.
Best soil to use is decade leafs found in your gutter.
biggest fail is trying to grow to many different seeds at one time.
Seeds from all sources of life were not all meant to resurrect it’s kind.
and finally having a “green thumb” so to speak.............incumbent to patients and passion.
Mike has all of the above and 100% validated information.
From a scale of 1-10 I give Mike 10 green thumbs up!
Wow, I really appreciate your review, Rodney! Glad that gardening has become your hobby and thanks for hanging out with us here on the channel!
that bucket flip was amazing XD
Nice attention getter, huh!
Brilliant, as always. Mike, you're in the real world and make things so easy. Really grateful. Keep making the videos! Sheila from England
Thanks, Sheila!
Extremely useful video. We have two 30+ year old Japanese Maples that have started developing their first seeds this year, and wanted to germinate them next year. This advice will come in handy!
Awesome! So glad to hear it.
Thanks to your videos Mike, decided to gather some Japanese maple tree seeds last November of 2022 and put them in a zip-lock baggie with a little bit of sphagnum peat moss, moistened it, let the seeds soak overnight and placed them in the baggie for four months! They sprouted recently and so far have 16 that have sprouted up with about 5 of them being a nice red color! Thanks SO MUCH for the instructional videos on growing these beautiful gems!!
Great! Glad you had success with it.
Thanks for the great information. I feel more confident about doing it myself now!
Awesome! That's what it's all about.
I've seen this video a dozen times now and the bucket launch sit gets me every time 😂🤣
LOL, I don't know what I was thinking at the time. Just trying to get people's attention, haha.
@@MikeKincaid79 yah it definitely worked! Keep on bringing them videos out! I can't get enough of them lol.
very educative am learning a lot from your videos thanks Mike.
Glad to be of service my friend. Thanks for hanging out here.
Thanks for the video Mike!
You bet!
Thank you for your video, very enthusiastic and experimental, explain clearly, because I am in a relatively hot place, so I first use the refrigerator to germinate to see if it works🤣🤣
so happy I saw this after you made part 2.. I would have dies with anticipation :P
Haha, glad to help ease your pain. The longer the wait, the sweeter it is!
Very nice, thanks for sharing 👍🏼😎
Awesome video! Thank you Mike!
You're welcome! Glad you liked it.
Really enjoyed watching your video and I appreciate your keeping-with-nature way of doing things. Many times I've tried to propagate from cuttings-failed every time. Can't wait to try this! This November-I'll be out collecting seeds! Thanks Mike :)
I always get excited at projects that I want to do down the road. Get everything planned and ready and JUMP!
I know a TV show about plants won't really be successful , but if it were one , you'll probably be the best option to host it.
I miss the gardening shows that use to be on tv back in the 80's and 90's. The home and garden channel should be changed to the home channel, they never have anything about gardening anymore.
Thanks for the video! Looks easy and you explained it well. I'm a new planter.
Glad it was helpful, Many!
LOL! When I heard the rain fall, I thought it was outside, Portland metro, here!
Haha, yep, we're in the same part of the country, might as well be raining there too!
Here in 2021, listening to the rain and hanging on to what you are saying. Thank you, for all the real!! Loving it, probably going to binge watch lol
You're so welcome, Kathryn! Enjoy the videos and welcome to the family.
Mike a Fantastic performance from the master will try this soon Mike😎
Thanks Mike! Sacramento area here, I WAS going to sow the seeds I've collected now, I will find totes and wait til spring..(keep in frig)
You guys are a lot warmer than us here in Washington. Are the seeds fully ripened?
@@MikeKincaid79 I'm very new at this and have learned a lot from your channel. I'm in Nova Scotia Canada. We have Japanese Maples here, we can get them from the greenhouses. Can you still save the seed pods from them? I understand from your video that you collect the pods in early winter, correct? Then put them in the fridge until spring. How long after the threat of frost? How do you know when the seeds are fully ripened?
Awesome video tutorial. I wish I had some Japanese Maples around me to collect seeds....I'd love to grow some.
You can buy them online and plant in your yard.
I like how fast u were in the beginning of the video for a second I thought u edited the video to make it go fast😂👍
Got soil from outside and have one propagation dome and two regular bins I got from the store and then placed those into a larger clear tote. Followed your instructions and only covered them a little. Had to cut holes in a water bottle and use that to lightly water instead of heavily. Praying some sprout!
Crossing my fingers for you!
In Japan, bonsai growers like to cover Japanese maple seeds with akadama and kanuma dust
Awesome Mike It is a cold day today 1st June is beginning of winter here so only 3 days to go@ walking home and always admired a Japanese M apple tree in a front yard and fortunately it is near the footpath so gathered some seeds it is also misty rain today, Googled how to grow them and came across your videos part 1 and 2. Already subscribed as found your petunia cutting videos and got share it with someone who water to grow lots of petunias 6hey where stoked at your video on that. Anyway great can put them in a sandwich bag and put in fridge already wet from the rain was amazed at how they grew wow!
Not sure exactly what this one is it is a small tree and has very small fern like leaves over it. Had a look at Google but not found it may ask on some garden pages on FB as someone may have it
Your videos are top notch Mike Thank you! I would so love to chat with you 😊
Hello from Australia🐨🇭🇲😊
Enjoy the cool mist. It's getting hot now over here!
I love that you do as nature does, no sterilizing soil or fancy medias. Gees, have you ever seen foreign videos? They use dirty pots and tools and their plants flourish. Americans are obsessed with clean and sterile 😂
Not this American, haha
Super excited to find your channel!! Finally someone from Washington!! We are located in Tacoma wa!!
Well, howdy neighbor!
Awesome…thanks mate
You're welcome
Perfect Mike 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Wow Mike, you get teased too......we see potential in many containers....if you love to mess with plants, you do this.......even the shipping pellets that come in packages, someone said they do good in the bottom of your big plants. Also I use small scoopers to put in fertilizers, plant food and other gardening things. I use a large tin can to keep in the bag my peat comes in. Wow, it is endless, but I need more and more storage places, lol lol (not to mention cups. bowls, even the shopping bags that are made from fabric that looks like yard cloth)
Keep going Carol, as long as you're having fun.
+Carol - wow, that's a good idea - As folks say that styrofoam won't break down for millenia, how could it hurt to use those "packing peanuts" for improved drainage in the bottom of large containers of at least the ornamental plants?
That idea sort goes in favor of my environmental consciousness and 'contrary' to an 'all-natural' approach at the same time - because even if one chooses not to buy packing peanuts, one still ends up with them from other people! Those styrofoam "peanuts" probably wouldn't hurt my vegetable plants (and would help drainage at the same time), but certainly I don't have to be super-concerned about putting a layer of them in the bottom of the container of an ornamental plant.
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So informative
Hi Mike. I love your videos, you are so thorough with your process and explanations. I really enjoyed this one and makes me want to try this.
I have a question for you about the tulip poplar trees. I just found out what type of tree I have in the backyard along with the Oaks. I’m very new to this so go ahead and laugh at my questions. I assume it has seeds but don’t know where to find them or how to gather them. Do you have a video that is close to what you would do for the Tulip Poplar? I really appreciate your channel and the sharing of your knowledge. Blessings to you and yours.
I don't have any videos about that one but I'll have to look into it. I'm glad you enjoy the videos, Bonita! Much more to come.
Awesome, keep those videos going, I would like to see your next video about growing and wiring the Red Maple tree into bonsai style. Nice job!
Been thinking about getting into bonsai more and more all the time. I've had a lot of requests and may head in that direction a little. Thanks for spending some time here and glad you like the vids.
Mike Kincaid please do!
I have been struggling with mixing the right soil for bonsai. killed off a few trees using the wrong soil.
What do you think was wrong with the soil? Too much drainage? Too little? Fertilizer?
Mike Kincaid ......oh where to start! the soil was bad, it drained coffee looking crap out of it for the first few weeks that was sticky and stained whatever it touched. then within a month the soil hardened and clogged. my screen was too fine in the bottom of my pots. the fertilizer pellets were the bargan kind that just turned to mush. since then ive used safe t sorb from the auto parts store its kind of like fired clay that can hold six times its weight in water (sifted) I found a cactus mix that I had to sift, dry, then sift just to use the fine pine bark pea gravel and earthworm castings. I think this will work, ive researched the crap out of it and this seems like a winner
We all need a Mike Kincaid T Shirt captioned with 'I'm not too worried'
😂 that would be great!
Thank you.
mike enjoyed your video can't wait till fall you should get into bonsai
I've always loved bonsai but never taken the time to learn the art. Maybe I'll start with these seeds.
This has been so helpful!! I want to try this. I live here in Alabama. Would you say it’s to late to attempt this now? Should I wait and do this through winter like you did? Look forward to learning more from your videos!
Just saw your comment and posted a reply on Facebook!
A seed is a perfect embryo of your future tree
True
I’ve got some that are looking great coming out early I’ve also had some that didn’t make it but I’m I’m teaching myself really with some experience peoples help I’ve got some plastic over some to keep them warm and it’s working some
I'm glad you're starting to find success. If anybody deserves it, you do. Persistence pays off.
Hey Mike I love watching your videos they have taught me so much! On the Japanese Maple seeds you put in a tote did you make holes in the top also? If so I must have missed that part.
No holes in the top but I did leave a gap where the lid sits.
@@MikeKincaid79 TKU for the info an for replying most people wouldn't reply bk I love your videos Keep up the good work!
thanks mike. these have really helped me. you sound like Tom Hanks to me as a brit :D
So glad they've helped out and thanks for the compliment!
Hi Mike, your videos are great and helpful! I was just curious if you put any type of fertilizer into the soil when you started to see seedlings sprout, or at all before transplanting. Thank you and keep up the great work!
Yes, I fertilized with a slow release fertilizer once the seedlings started getting their first set of true leaves.
@@MikeKincaid79 thank you!!
Wow!!! I've tried and failed so many times... Gonna try this... Thanks for the videos about this... 👍👍
I believe in ya, Steve!
@@MikeKincaid79 thank you sir👍👍
Thanks for your informative videos! I'm glad I found them.
It's late June and the Japanese maples in my neighborhood have been shedding seeds. Can these be collected now and germinated next year? If yes, should I put them in the fridge for the next 3 seasons (summer, fall & winter)? I'm in Toronto, Canada.
Japanese maple seeds don't fully ripen until fall but there are some maples that are fully ripe in the summer.
Mike, thanks for the excellent videos. I'm in East TN and wanting to plant red maples with ginkgo behind them. Do you have any ginkgo videos? I need to grow them!!!
I don't have any videos on them but maybe I need to make a few. That would be absolutely beautiful in the fall with the red maples and yellow ginkgo trees. I've got one growing on my property and they're a really unique tree.
@@MikeKincaid79 Yes, I think so! I'm early in the process and have ordered some Japanese Red Maple tree seeds and hopefully will get some cuttings off of some ginkgo trees on my daughters campus and get things rolling. Hopefully the red maple and ginkgo will show their colors at the same time.
I had the exact same idea only I was using burning bush for the red. I use to actually have some burning bushes planted all around my ginkgo tree but the deer got to them in the first year so I dug them up and planted at my dad's place. I'm sure the maples and ginkgo would both change colors at the same time.
Mike Kincaid thnku
Thank you for your awesome videos! Would you recommend this method for most seeds that require cold stratification? Also, I bought some seeds and they were delivered this week (May). Should I wait and stick them in the fridge or should I go ahead and plant them in totes and let them sit through winter?
If they haven't been stratified yet then they will need to go through this cold and moist period. If they have been stratified then just plant them out. All seeds are a little different. Some need cold stratification and some don't.
Mike, I love these videos - thank you for posting! I'm on this second step of the process and I have a storage container with soil and the germinated seeds in it and there is some fungus (little mushrooms) and some kind of white mold growing on the dirt in there, along with the seedlings. Is there anything you recommend to deal with this?
Get more air flow to the soil. Otherwise, it shouldn't be a problem as seeds handle fungus different than cuttings. It's usually not a problem.
@@MikeKincaid79 Will do, thanks for the reply!
Hi Mike....Love your enthusiasm :-) I'm in zone 3....do Japanese Maple survive a harsh winter?
Most Japanese Maple varieties are hardy in zones 5 through 9. In zone 3, there are several varieties that could be container grown and greenhoused in the winter.
I'm going to try this year deering the winter I'm a maple grower second year selling and growing
"Do or do not, there is no try." -Yoda
Where do I find "fine wood chips" like yours...
see how that seeding is perfectly wagon wheeled? thats perfect for bonsai Mike! my question is are you able to ship seedlings? and if so will you sell them? im in so cal
No problem Richard. I can send you some of these seedlings next winter after they've hardened off so they make it through the mail in good shape. Just remind me sometime in January. Didn't realize I had a goldmine of wagon wheeled bonsai seedlings. That particular seedling in the pic was actually a large leaf native maple on my property. I have some huge maples growing here and every year there are thousands of these little seedlings that just pop up in late winter. I'll have a dump truck full of them sent over to your place, haha.
@@MikeKincaid79 Hi Mike I love your videos but I wish I can get a few seeds of this trees!!!
I love this trees so much!!!!it's my wish for this 2020 😆🙏👌❤ thanks! !!!
If you are still in Seattle area and have few Japanese maples of different colors, would love to collect some else I’m sure gonna collect seeds this year and plant them next year
Still here. Seeds are the way to go in our area. Just find some nice red leaf maple trees and collect to your heart's content in the fall, after you see the first leaves start dropping from the trees.
Oh enjoyed that . So much info. But sadly I am in Scotland ... so need to tweek things a bit. What did you plant seeds in? X
The medium is fine fir bark that I get from a local landscape supply.
Thankyou. Can I ask did you pick seeds off ground or trees. My tree is full of seeds but droping loads also. X
Sounds good, I have been trying to grow J red maples for about two years now (not happening) I hope this works! I picked up a regular maple seed off the ground two years ago and put it in dirt right away and it grow for me, I am into Bonsai's, I have a sequoia, Japaneses cherry blossom and a wisteria but no luck with red map's. I live in Alabama.
No question this method works! That's the beauty of RUclips. You can watch it working right before your eyes. Give it a try and you won't be disapointed.
Thanks man
Great video Mike!
Can you tell me how high the temperature has to be in the fridge until the seeds are in there?
Just typical fridge temps. Usually in the 30's but above freezing.
Hi, Mike! I have collected some of those seeds directly from Japan during a trip. I will try to make a bonsai with them. The problem is that I live in Brazil, where temperatures are around 20 - 30 °C. What do you suggest me to do. Do I need to put them in the refrigerator to germinate? Then can I do the same you have done and leave the pot outside the refrigerator to grow in our climate? I am very lost here and maybe you could help me. Thank you! Murillo.
Do the same thing I did here to get them to germinate. As for how they'll do in your climate after germination, I'm not sure but I've heard that they can take warmer climates too.
Hello Sir, i have japanese maple seed i collected them last year from japan. Then from January - Now still store on fridge with out spraying some waters. I checked the on inner seed still embrio's in there. But the sprout not come out.
Is that possible i plant on soil? Or i re-fridge again with spraying some water till sprout come out?
Thank you so much!
Greetings from Indonesia 🇮🇩!
I love in California and have a couple Japanese maples I was hoping to get seeds from and grow. Because it’s so much warmer here is there something you suggest for when I take them out of the fridge? You said inside was to warm but outside here isn’t that much colder and I was wondering if you had any suggestions? Thanks so much! Your videos are awesome!
Outside will work just fine.
Hey Mike if u get the seeds from a tree with green leaves will u get some with red leaves ? Love the vids btw 👍
I think they would be predominantly green but I suppose that if it was cross pollinated with a red variety then you may get some red leaf seedlings, I'm just not sure if those 2 varieties can cross pollinate.
That fine bark can you buy it in Garden Centers. Do you mix seeding compost and fine bark. What coverings do you have in your Hoophouse for drainage.Mike i thank you so much for this info. My Hubs bought me 2 Acer trees today they only grow about 5 feet. I have wanted Acers for quite some time. I wanted a 20ft one but we do not have a large garden lol. Ours will be in Pots for quite some time. The Pots will get larger as the trees grow x stay safe x
I buy the fine bark at a local landscape supply business and I use it straight. You don't want to mix compost in for cuttings.
Mike, I'm in W. WA also. I know this is for Japanese Maple, but I'm assuming you can grow other maples from seed using the same method?
Yes! And a lot of times you can go out in the winter and look under big leaf maples and just find thousands of little seedlings that came up on their own.
Hey Mike
So I got my grow light, and brought the Seedlings inside because we had another Noreaster here in nY with 12 more inches of snow. So I couldn't take the chance leaving them outside because I don't have anything to put them in to protect from he frost.
But in just 24 hours under the grow light, these things have really taken off...They are sprouting and growing higher like crazy. Yellow leaves went dark green or red, While a about a third are sill just starting to come out of the ground, 2/3rds of the seedlings are out and up with two leaves out. Some red, some light red, some dark green.
I put saran wrap on the top of the tote under the grow light because the the original top was solid white, and I wanted to keep the green house affect going. Its working great and I put Tin foil all around the lights to keep the light in.
What i have also noticed though is that the top soil is inside a few of the totes is starting to dry out a little bit. Getting a little crusty in some places. Still moist in others
1) My question is when do i start to add water again to these seedlings. I don't want to over water them, so Should I do a quick spray like last time in each tote or just wait a little longer.
2) I also noticed that in Part 3 of your video's, that at some point in the updates, you started adding a small amount of fertilizer, or the white apex pellets to the totes. Im just wondering at what point in the seedling process to I add more water, and when do you add that small amount of fertilizer. I can't find that apex brand. Will any fertilizer do, or do you recommend one?
Thanks...This is so much fun. Im so happy for my little trees...:) Cant wait to see how much they grow, and when the new leaves come in.
Oh and have you found that the little leaves that come out the darkest red when the trees are just seedlings become the ones that have the darkest red when they get older? Im curious if there is any correlation at all to when they first come out and what they look like later
Dan
facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156266439205984&set=pcb.10156266439325984&type=3&theater This is a picture is my Japanese Maples Its on Facebook so you might have to request me as a friend to see it, but it could be public.
facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156266439225984&set=pcb.10156266439325984&type=3&theater Here is a picture of my Orange and yellow Maple trees growing.
See how close together the Japanese maples are...I counted like 45 on just the one side....I have another 40 on the other side....I hope thats not too many... The Orange and Yellow Maples are much more spread out.
Looks great Dan! Keep it going! Now that they've sprouted, you'll want to slowly acclimate them to normal humidity levels but slowly (over a few days) removing the plastic wrap. Start fertilizing with any slow release fertilizer when the first true leaves begin to emerge but don't over do it on the fertilizer. Keep the soil moist but don't over water, it's ok if the top of the soil gets a little dry as long as the roots are moist. Make sure you have drainage holes in the bottom of your totes so you can place them outside when it warms up and just water the tote like any other potted plant. When you first take them outside in the spring, place them in a shady location and slowly acclimate them to more light. It's also ok that they're planted so close together because you will let them grow in there until the first winter after they've gone dormant and the roots are hard and strong (then you can pull them apart like I did in part 5). I do find that the darkest leaves tend to be the most red when mature but not in all cases so you'll have to wait until they are a little older and growing outside in the sun to get a really good idea of what they'll look like. Also, some of them will emerge deep red in the spring but green up more in the summer and then turn a bright red again in the fall. Some will stay red all summer. It will take time to figure out which seedlings will do what. Great job!
thank you
Hi- I live in Atlanta and gathered a bunch of Japanese Maple seeds (wings) on a walk yesterday. (It’s mid April.). Do I need to put them in the frig for an extended period? What should I do before I put them in a container? Thank you!!
If they are last years seeds then you may need to stratify them for a couple months in a moist and cool environment. If they are new seeds just starting for this year then they aren't mature enough to germinate.
Great info. I'll have to look for some Japanese trees. Question though: How do Japanese maples differ from other types of maples (Norwegian and Sugar specifically)? Is it the same process? Thanks.
Similar but some maples are best sprouted in summer.
Hi Mike,
Thanks for sharing this information.
Would Japanese Maple tree seeds be viable when they are gathered at the end of August in British Columbia Canada? End of August is the cusp of fall in Canada.
We picked some seeds directly off of the tree branches. Other seeds were picked from the ground since they had already fallen off the tree.
Looking forward to your reply.
If the leaves and seeds are starting to fall from the tree then it's probably time. Here, I usually wait until a good hard freeze sometime in November but you guys get colder than us sooner.
Hey Mike, I really enjoy your videos, especially the Japanese Red Maple ones. A "dumb" question for you. I am interested in the dwarf or miniature Japanese maples. What results would I get if I grafted a dwarf JM onto a regular JM root stock? Any advice on starting to grow dwarfs;? I have access to the trees but it could be cost prohibitive to but a bunch of them. Thank you! Penny Gilbert
I think you'd have great results! Grafting is the thing to do if you want to save money.
Mike, while I have had good results from JM seeds, I cannot get any of the dwarf maple seeds to germinate. I have also noticed that there are some mature dwarf JMs that do not produce seeds at all. What am I doing wrong? Am I better off attempting air layering and grafting as opposed to seeds? Thanks
alot of information bro...
thank you.
so you pick up seed in the early fall, and put them in the fredged during winter? can we pick the seed late spring, early summer?
You've got to collect the seed when it's fully ripened which is usually in November.
Mike Kincaid I live in Louisiana and my Japanese maple has tons of seeds now. It’s late April. Can I pick seeds and replant now? So enjoyed your video. Thanks.
Do the seeds need to be showing a root before planting them?
No, I just plant them all when I'm ready. Some will have roots and some not but they all catch up with each other.
Is it best to wait till around fall to gather seeds? Or can I pluck them off trees right now in June/July in oregon?
Wait until fall. They need to fully mature.
I'm in NYC and I just made a mix of fine fir bark & happy frog, for my potted maples. I have a hard time finding that aged fine fine fir at a reasonable price. Any help
Great videos. ! !
It's probably not a resource in your area. I wonder if you have other sources of tree bark that would work? Maybe hardwood trees?
Hi Great Video... lots of explanation.. liked it. About the temperature, you live in cold climate so spoke about 31-40 deg F I guess as suitable for the germination.
I live in India in hot climate. Can you please tell me what is the max temp that these seeds will germinate in (not get damaged) in Degrees Fahrenheit?
Also one more question please. We are entering summer now and I have not refrigerated the seeds yet. Do I need to refrigerate the seeds before putting them in a tub? Why exactly?
Not sure of the max temp but I'm pretty sure that you're environment will allow for maple seeds to germinate. I don't know how will they'll grow in India but it would be good to experiment.
Mike what did you do with the chicken from episode 1
Frank from Australia- fires here are still bad
I'll have to make a video about him and where he's at. Sorry to hear about the fires. We've been seeing it on the news over here and looks pretty bad. Hope you and your family are safe.
Mike Kincaid
Hi Mike, thanks for your concern we are well outside of our National Parks where the fires are uncontrolled but close enough to suffer strong smoke haze, some mornings we can see about 300 yds. The haze affects those with respiratory problems and most stay indoors. I would appreciate some video of your chook, tell him Frank says hi, all the best, Frank
Hi Mike! I have both purple ghost japanese maple and sakura cherry seeds I am attempting to germinate, will this method work for both??
I'm pretty sure it will work for both as they both need a stratification period. Go for it and let up know how they turn out.
I definitely will 😊 TY
hey Mike, sorry for the question, are we sure to obtain a japanese maple from the seeds collected from a japanese maple?
Yes, if it sprouts, it will be a japanese maple.
I collected a couple that just fell a week ago or so. I want to plant them right now. You are saying, they wont grow until next year?
The seeds that fall now aren't ready to harvest. Trees lose some of their seeds early every year. The seeds need to fully mature on the tree and be harvested in the fall in order to be viable.
Ok sooo I found some seed’s hanging off a tree so I plucked them off and I put them in a ziplock bag. I’m in Oklahoma and it’s June. I’m wondering how long do I have to keep these in the fridge? Can I just put them in the dirt now? Since there will be no cold weather until October?
You’ve got to wait until the seeds have fully developed. Best time to pick them is fall, just before they go dormant.
Hey Mike when you showed the tiny saplings germinatiing out in nature under the mother tree and you took one out and it had roots, could you just transplant those to a container and they'd be ok too ?
Yes! I transplanted about 25 of them and now they're 3 feet tall in big containers. I plan to plant them out on my property for shade trees.
Soldering gun makes easy holes in any plastic container. I have been buying lots of containers myself over time. My Son just planted a Japanese Red Maple at his new house. Cost him $150.00. I'm gonna do this and give them all away.
Sounds like a plan, Carol! I hope you get tons of seeds to sprout.
Hi Mike. Do we have to wait until the seeds sprouts to take them out the fridge?
No, you can plant them anytime after the danger of frost has past or you can bring them indoors early and wake them up but be prepared with lighting to get them through to Spring.
I'm baaaackkk and I've had good success germinating my JM seeds with your method and am now wondering when I should start fertilizing them? And with what product? Cheers!
Awesome! Glad to hear you've been successful, Lucy. I start fertilizing with a slow release fertilizer once they get their first set of true leaves. Any brand will work.
Ok, but what about a liquid fertilizer? What NPK ratio is best?
So even after I plant them in fine bark I’ll still have to refrigerate the. Again? Is it possible to plant them in a pot in fine bark, cover it with a vented lid and just leave it in my house or does it need to be in colder temps than that to grow? You’ve taught me a lot! Thank you!!
Once the come out of the fridge and get planted, leave them out of the fridge and let them warm up and grow. Glad you're learning from the videos and thanks for watching!
Hey Mike - Can I pick Seeds from my Tree when they Sprout in the Spring (On the Tree) and Plant them right then ?
They need to fully ripen just like a fruit so leave them on until fall.
@@MikeKincaid79 Awesome, Thanks for the Reply - Will Do.
Hi Mike, it’s about time to take mine out of the fridge. They look really dry and none are rooting from what I can see so I hope they’re okay. With COVID it’s very hard for me to go out and get the supplies I need. On amazon I see Peat Moss and Perlite are available and you mentioned this could be used. How much of each should I use??? How big of a bag should I buy for 50+ seeds? Also I’m buying a seedling tub with dome since I can’t go pick up a clear tub at the store right now. Trying to do my best to stay home. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
It really doesn't matter what you plant the seeds in. You could rough up a little patch of dirt in the back yard and plant in that if it's all you have.
I might just go take a little fine mulch from the property, but don’t tell our landlord 🤣
Have you ever used the damp paper towel in a bag method to pre grow roots.
With garden beans but not maple seeds.
Hi Mike, I'm in the UK. I have a really magnificent acer that I have never been able to reproduce, so have followed your advice and had the seeds in the fridge over the winter. They are now in their new home, covered lightly, and covered with a clear lid. They are in my conservatory which is nice and warm. How often should you water them. I have lightly wet the surface of the covered seeds and it should get nice and humid in there. Thanks!
You really don't need to water unless the soil starts drying. You definitely want to keep it moist but too much water can rot the seeds.
Thankyou! 🙂
Hello Mike! I've already lost the chance to do this with my seeds.... What do you think about stratifying japanese maple seeds from march till may or so in the fridge and then putting them into the soil in may? Thanks!
It's always worth a try. Did you end up buying seeds? If so, I worry about the viability, especially if they were dried. My best success has been from collecting fresh seeds in the fall and putting them right in the fridge while still moist and not dried out. You'll have to wait until next fall for that but in the mean time I would do exactly what you said and try cold stratifying the seeds in the fridge for at least 3 months. Make sure they're moist when you put them in the fridge. Let us know how it turns out!
Alright then, thank you very much. We'll see how it turns out in may)))
I look forward to hearing about it.
It's August now in Louisiana, really hot I just received seeds by mail do I placed them in refrigerator now for 3 months because winter will soon follow?
Yes, moisten them and place in refrigerator.
I am new to this and I live in Escondido CA, about 20 miles north of San Diego CA and about 25 miles east of the ocean sort of in the desert. any advice on germinating maple bonsai seeds I got from an online retailer?
Working on a video about that right now. We'll see how they turn out.
Fir bark? I hope that's what you said. I'm in Pac NW and I can't get Pine bark here. I was hoping Fir would work as it's readily available. Problem is what they call bark dust at most places are big chunks of Fir bark. If there is Hemlock mixed in it is that okay for a general medium? I'd been told Hemlock would transfer a virus to Blueberries? Anyway digging the vids thanks.
I live in the Pacific NW as well and fir bark is what I use. I don't think hemlock would be a problem but never tried it. Thanks for hanging out on the channel and glad you like the vids!
I have been trying mixing with soil and leave in the fridge, but not so good as you did. Do you know anything about germinate the Ginkgo Biloba nuts? I tried this winter but no success. Thank you!
Seeds have different requirements for germination. The method in the video works great for maple seeds but ginko might be different. Here's a link for ginko seed germination: espacepourlavie.ca/en/growing-ginkgo-seed I would just make sure not to let them dry out. In my experience, seeds lose viability when dried. I've never tried to germinate ginko seeds but this is where I would start. Hope that helps, thanks for the question.
Thank you, I will check out.
Sup mike hope all is well ? Just out of curiosity how much and would you sale me some of the red maple tree seeds I saw on one of your videos ? The tree seedlings were really beautiful and red. I wanna say it was part 3 or 4 where you set 3 trees aside. Keep up the great work 👍👍👍
I don't sell the seeds but plan to eventually sell seedlings.
Mike Kincaid :ay Mike thank you for your reply. That would be great if you don’t mind me asking how much would you charge me for let’s say 3 seedlings ? You know I just 2 different types of maple seeds in water I’m going to see if the sprout. Let me ask you do you think maple trees would do good in south Texas ?
After watching this video, my kids and I collected a bunch of seeds from big tooth maples native to the mountains here in Utah. I put them in the fridge wet as you mentioned back in October. It is now the end of January and I have several that have sprouted and have root shoots about an inch long. It is still very cold outside and will be for at least another couple months. Should I just plant them in pots and put in front of a window until March or April?
Awesome! Yes, you can plant them now and keep in a well lit window. They’ll grow really nicely under a grow light.
@@MikeKincaid79 thank you for your videos. The method worked really well. I'm working to reforest a fairly large area from construction that hasn't had trees on it for the last 15 years since they were cut down so I plan to do this with big tooth maples and scrub oak (both already here.) I've had decent luck with sprouting the acorns from them so far. I will be trying to do both in mass quantities each year. Just trying to figure out how early in the season I can plant them all. It's much easier to carry 500 acorns and big tooth maple sprouts than individual pots haha. We also have ground squirrels that I don't want to mess with them so a few variables to deal with :)
Do you think I could collect the maple seeds in October, put them in the freezer for 2 months, and then move to the refrigerator for three or so months? If so, would I get them wet before the freezer treatment or after?
Mike, is there any other alternative of pine bark?
Yes, use anything that drains well, holds moisture, and is inert.
@@MikeKincaid79 thanks mike
When should I harvest the seeds I'm new to this my dad has a giant red Japanese maple I see seeds in the tree now should I pull them while there green or wait till they fall off ? Thanks for your helpful video , any advise would be appreciated , heck I can mail you some if you want lol
Harvest them in the fall when the leaves start falling.
@@MikeKincaid79 ok thank you very much so I will get a bunch in fall thank you
If you need any then I can get you some , the tree my dad has is huge have a great day thanks for your helpful videos and reply
Hi, I have collected the seeds in Nov, but I didn't place them in fridge, just somewhere indoor.So what should I do now? Are the seeds still alive?
Did they dry out? If so, then I'd rehydrate them by soaking in water overnight and then place then continue on as I did in the videos. Once they dry out, the germination rate seems to drop off and sometimes it will take 2 years for them to germinate.