Acer mandshuricum seed

LATIN NAME: ACER MANDSHURICUM

COMMON NAME: Manchurian Maple

The Manchurian maple helices the upright, branching tree with the compound leaves of the three glossy leaflets that turn the vivid scarlet and the orange in the autumn and the small, yellow-green flowers that open through the spring, the paired, winged samaras following and twirling down in the wind. The tree keeps the handsome, open form, and the bark stays smooth and grey. It stands the cold well. It likes the sun or the part shade, and the deep, moist, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

In the soapberry family, the maples have a long, colourful record in the studies of the ornamental forest trees, and the mandshuricum species appears in the research on the autumn pigment chemistry and the cool-forest growth. The horticulturists value the vivid scarlet, while the botanists note the paired, winged fruits that twirl in the wind. The seed biology fills out the picture, and the collectors of the small ornamental maples keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the cool garden, the Manchurian maple helices the scarlet leaves each autumn. The three glossy leaflets turn the vivid scarlet and orange, the winged samaras twirl down with the wind, and the wood serves the fine wares. It thrives in the deep, moist, well-drained ground. Handsome, autumn-bright and cold-hardy.

To grow the Manchurian Maple from seed,

Press the seeds into the gritty, moist mix of the cold frame, then cover them lightly, keep the frame in the bright, cool spot and water gently

Keep the frame bright and gently watered, and shade the young trees in the hot noon. The scarlet leaves come within a few seasons.

. The seedlings break through within a few weeks, and they grow on steadily. Settle the young trees in the deep, moist, well-drained ground, and the scarlet leaves will helix the autumn over the years.

 

 

 

 

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