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.

$4.50 Per Pack of 20 seeds.

ACER BUERGERIANUM ( TRIDENT MAPLE ) ( ACER10 )
The trident maple is a very popular species for bonsai, due to its small, three-lobed leaves, a readily-thickening trunk, and thick, gnarly roots which adapt well to root-over-rock style. A small tree, the trident maple usually grows only to 20 ft. in nature with yellow blooms in early Spring. Hardiness Range: 5A - 9A, Mature Height Outside: 25' to 50' / 7.60m to 15.20m Outside Requirements: prefers partial shade or partial sun to full sun; soil should be moist.

$3.50 Per Pack of 20 seeds.

ACER MACROPHYLLUM ( BIGLEAF MAPLE ) ( ACER40 )
A deciduous tree, growing up to 100 ft tall, ascending becoming rounded, shallow root system. Leaves, opposite, simple, 20-30 cm across, lustrous dark green above, pale beneath. Flowers in early spring are greenish-yellow, fragrant, in drooping clusters, male and female flowers occur in the same cluster. Foliage yellow to gold in fall. Prefers full sun to part spade. Prefers a cool moist environment as that in the Pacific Northwest. Hardy to Zone 6. Native from Southwest British Columbia to Southern California. Because the bark of this tree retains moisture, in the Pacific Northwest its trunk and large branches are often covered with mosses, liverworts, and ferns. When cut down, the remaining stumps sprout vigorously, growing over 3 m in a single year.

$3.50 Per Pack of 10 seeds.

ACER PALMATUM ( JAPANESE MAPLE ) ( ACER60 )
Green leafed, upright Japanese Maple widely used as a landscape specimen in Japanese gardens. Hardy to zone 5, grows to 30 ft. tall, but can be grown as an interesting container plant when young.

$3.50 Per Pack of 20 seeds.

ACER RUBRUM ( RED MAPLE ) ( ACER66 )
A small to large tree often planted as an ornamental with notable variation in size and form depending on its site. While this tree may attain a height of 120' and grow 5' in diameter under ideal conditions, it more commonly grows 40'-50' in height with diameters of 1 1/2' - 2 1/2'. It has a narrow or rounded compact crown, and due to prolific sprouting, this tree often grows in clumps of stems from one stump. It also occurs as a single boled tree. The Red maple is a native American tree found throughout the eastern United States from the Atlantic ocean to the prairies, from South Florida to Canada. Although it is most commonly found on moist bottomlands or in swamps, it also occurs in drier soils. This versitile tree is suitable for shade as an ornamental, with the added bonus of adding spring and fall color. Known as soft maple to the forest products trade, red maple lumber is used in the furniture industry and smaller trees are also used to make high quality paper.
Suitable for zones 4-9, this handsome shade tree displays red coloring during different seasons of the year. It has the distinction of having the greatest north to south distribution of all trees on the east coast. Pioneers once made ink and cinnamon-brown and black dyes from an extract of the bark. Red maple is prized as an ornamental shade tree because of its rapid growth, highly colored flowers and fruit and spectacular fall colors.

$3.50 Per Pack of 20 seeds.