Maple Tree Seeds

Note: These are pre-stratified acer seeds, ready for sowing as soon as you receive them. Due to the difficulty in germinating some of these seeds, we make no warranty other than to replace seeds that do not germinate.


Important Note: Most of the seeds on this page will benefit greatly from using the CAPE Smoke Seed Germination Primer that we use in our own greenhouses. We find we receive significantly better germination results when we use this primer on these types of seeds.

ACER PALMATUM ATROPURPUREUM ( RED LEAVED JAPANESE MAPLE ) ( ACER01 )
A very showy, versatile species. Use as a single specimen or in borders or groupings. Can be a single-stemmed small tree or multi-stemmed shrub. Leaves are reddish-purple in spring and again in fall. Grows to 15' to 25', 20' spread. (zones 5-8). Red leaved parents . Seedlings will exhibit the characteristics of the parents to varying degrees. Seedlings may be visually inspected and green leafed seedlings removed. Seedlings grown inside fiberglass greenhouses may not exhibit the red leaves until grown in natural sunlight.