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 CAMPESTRE ( FIELD MAPLE ) ( ACER15 )
Small tree with small yellow green flowers. Grows well first 20-25 years to 30-45 feet, mature at 50 years. Coppices strongly and suitable for hedges standing clipping. Leaves yellow in autumn but also red or golden brown. Habitat is typically edges of woods and in hedgerows. Prefers heavy soils calcerous at depth but not lime free (pH 5.5 to 7.7).
$3.50 Per Pack of 20 seeds.

ACER CIRCINATUM ( VINE MAPLE ) ( ACER25 )
Deciduous tree, to 20 meters high, it has a short, crooked trunk, with twisted, spreading limbs and a low, irregularly shaped crown. The trunk sometimes grows almost horizontally and may root if it touches the ground. Vine maple occurs most frequently on moist soils, rich in nitrogen, particularly along the banks of streams and wet sites. It can live in the shade but also occurs in openings in the forest. Vine maple and alder are often the first trees to establish after landslides. Indians have used vine maple occasionally for bows and frames for fishing nets. Some groups used the wood for making snowshoes and cradle frames. Its long straight shoots are appreciated for making an openwork basket with a crossed-warp twine or a broad-spaced checker board weave. These baskets are used for general household utility, such as carrying wood, clams, and fish. Some used saplings as swings for babies' cradles. Also salmon tongs were made from the wood. In many places it is used for firewood, and the charcoal was mixed with oil for black paint.
$3.50 Per Pack of 10 seeds.

ACER DAVIDII ( SNAKEBARK MAPLE ) ( ACER30 )
Also known as David's Maple. Deciduous tree with attractive green and white bark. Dark green leaves turn glorious orange in autumn. Grows to 45 feet outside. This tree has green bark with thin white stripes. Better grown in partial shade to avoid bark scald damage by the sun in the Winter.
$3.50 Per Pack of 20 seeds.

ACER HELDREICHII ( GREEK MAPLE ) ( ACER 73 )
Hardy to zones 6A - 8A. Mature Height: 30' to 40'. Prefers partial shade or partial sun to full sun; soil should be moist. Beautiful large green leaves, a very ornamental tree, with yellow blossoms in spring.
$3.50 Per Pack of 10 seeds.

ACER HYRCANUM ( BALKAN MAPLE ) ( ACER35 )
Hardy to zones 5B - 8A. Mature Height: 30' to 40'. Prefers partial shade or partial sun to full sun; soil should be moist most of the time. Yellow blooms. Wood is renowned for making violins and musical instruments.
$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 MONO ( ROCKY MT. MAPLE, SHANTUNG MAPLE ( ACER72 )
A decidious tree growing to 15m. It is hardy to zone 6. It is in flower from April to May. The sap contains a certain amount of sugar and can either be used as a drink, or can be concentrated into a syrup by boiling off the water. The leaves are packed around apples, rootcrops etc to help preserve them.
$3.50 Per Pack of 10 seeds.

ACER NEGUNDO( BOXELDER MAPLE ) ( ACER45 )
Boxelder is interesting because it is the only maple with compound leaves, and because it has an extraordinary range - found in southern Canada through the southwestern US It is a very tough tree, and grows well where no other tree will grow. It has some landscaping value for use as a windscreen. For Zones 2-8. Leaves are compound with 3-9 leaflets, opposite, and deciduous. Boxelder is the only pinnately compound US maple. Twigs are green to purplish-green with white fuzzy lateral buds. Leaf scars are V-shaped. Bark is gray-brown and grooved. Fruit is a double samara that matures in fall. Boxelder has the widest range of North American maples and is found on a range of sites, usually near rivers, lakes, and swamps, in the east and central US. Intolerant of shade.
$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 PENSYLVANICUM ( STRIPED MAPLE ) ( ACER71 )
Native to eastern United States and adjacent Canada. Bark: When young, smooth gray-green with prominent white lengthwise stripes, older bark becomes reddish-brown. Hardy to zone 3. Typically grows as an understory tree in wooded areas. A small tree, typically 15' to 20' or taller develops a broad, uneven, flat-topped or rounded crown. Often irregular and open texture is medium to coarse often shrub like in the forest
$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.

ACER SPICATUM ( MOUNTAIN MAPLE ) ( ACER75 )
Also called Moose Maple. Large shrub or small, tree up to 25 feet tall and 6 inches in diameter. Leaves are coarsely serrated margin, 3 to 4 inches long; dark yellowish green above and paler somewhat hairy below. Twigs are slender, yellow green in summer, generally pale red in winter with short gray fuzz, buds 1/4 inch long, stalked and valvate. Bark is thin, grayish brown to light brown, initially smooth but later splitting and developing shallow furrows. Hardy to zone 6.
$3.50 Per Pack of 20 seeds.

ACER VELUTINUM ( PERSIAN MAPLE ) ( ACER74 )
A spreading, decidious tree with dark green leaves, velvety down on the underside, thus the reason it is sometimes called "Velvet Maple". Red leaf stalks. Very ornamental tree growing 70 feet or more. For zones 7-9. Native to Caucaus, Northern Iran.
$3.50 Per Pack of 15 seeds.