Harvest and prepare seeds - that's how it works
After blossom In April and May the winged fruits of the Norway maple sail through the air in late summer and autumn. To get to the seeds hidden in it, do the following:
- Cut off the wings and carefully pull them apart at the lower end with your fingers
- Pull out the flat seeds
- Soak the seeds in water for 36 to 48 hours
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Since the ovaries of the characteristic fruits split when ripe, only a little dexterity is required for the seed harvest.
Instructions for sowing - this is how stratification works
The soaked seeds fill with moist sand or Potting soil in a sturdy freezer bag. Tightly closed and turned into a space-saving sausage, store the seed bag in the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator at - 1 to + 3 degrees Celsius. In the freezer, with temperatures of -18 degrees Celsius, it is far too cold for the seeds. So it goes on:
- After 6 to 8 weeks, take the seeds out of the refrigerator
- Fill small pots with potting soil
- Sow seeds, sieve thinly and spray with water
- Cover vessels with transparent lids or cling film
- Set up at the partially shaded window seat
In the following weeks and months, please check the watering requirements regularly. Constant moisture in the substrate has a beneficial effect on further growth. If the first green tips break through the earth, the lid or foil has done its job and will be removed. If your Norway maple seedlings have developed 4 to 5 true pairs of leaves above the cotyledons, enrich the irrigation water every 4 weeks with diluted liquid fertilizer.
Tips
in the Characteristics from Kugelahorn can be read that Norway maple is its progenitor. To propagate an Acer platanoides globosum, stand with the sowing of seeds nonetheless at a loss. In fact, spherical maple is a refinement by the hand of the gardener who cannot be propagated generatively with seeds or using the vegetative method with cuttings can.
