Neal,

Amur germinates like a weed so it is not the best comparison (I collect mine
from local trees. I have the same situation and hope that the trident maple
is just slow. I do know that old trident seed is very poor in the
germination department. I also have A. palmatum which has come up and is
generally less robust than amur, but still no signs from the trident flats.

Marty

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From: Internet Bonsai Club ] On Behalf Of
Neal Ross
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 11:08 AM
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Subject: [IBC] Amur and Trident maple germinating differences

Last summer I purchased some Trident maple and Amur Maple seeds from
Angelgrove Seed Co. I followed the instructions that came with them for
stratification and planting. I now have over 50 Amur maple seedlings and one
Trident. Is there a slower germinating period for Tridents or did I just get
a bad batch of seeds? Also, all my black pines and lacebark pines came up
too, so I know I did something right.

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