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I have been collecting Japanese Maple seeds from several trees in the neighborhood. Unfortunately, none of the homeowners know the variety. Is there a database I can go to that will show pictures of the leaf, seed, tree, etc. so I can start to identify the parent tree? I am sure several of them are Bloodgood, but others are certainly not.
I did this for the first time last year and ended up with hundreds of sprouted seedlings. It was very exciting and I am going for round two this year by collecting even more seeds. It looks like I better start in the business or someone is going to commit me to the local institution if I don't come up with a plan. We have a vacant acre lot we plan to build on, but we certainly don't need that many JM even if they are beautiful. Since they are seedlings, I know they may not come true to the parent, but how long does it take to know if they will be as red as the parent? Many of them look very red now, but it is fall I know and they may not stay that way during the summer. Anyway, at best, I may try my hand at grafting when they get old enough.
I wasn't really planning to sell any of them this year, but took a few to a farmer's market at work and sold 62 of them for $10 each. I was shocked that so many people would buy such a small tree, but my bank account was smiling.
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