Seed Season

[shibui]

The leaves have fallen from deciduous trees. That means that seed is now ripe - time to collect and sow for future bonsai. Our tridents and Japanese maples have good crops of seed if anyone is interested.

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The Head Gardener here has declared trident maples noxious weeds in the garden and has embarked on a campaign to remove all seedlings from her garden beds so if anyone needs trident seedlings they are going cheap.

[Isitangus]

What sort of price posted to Sydney? Both seed and seedlings?

[shibui]

That will largely depend on quantity. Do you need 1 seedling or 100? Post cost depends on the size of the package. If you want seedlings left long it will cost more than the same seedlings cut shorter. Email or PM to discuss your needs.

A few maple seeds ( say 20 or so) to Sydney for $10, A handful of maple seed (100 or so?) to Sydney $15

[dansai]

I'ld be interested in about 100 of each. PM sent.

[shibui]

400 trident seedlings to Adelaide, 40 more to Melbourne + a few Japanese maple seedlings and a few seeds and a couple of hundred seeds to Dansai. The Wagga Wagga bonsai club took away a few more trident seedlings on Sunday but the head gardener is still not satisfied and is still intent on removing lots more.
Anyone else got a good home for unloved tridents? just $1 each + $15 pack and post for less than 50. Larger quantities negotiable.

I have just received some fresh seed of Acer pentaphylum from a tree in a friend's garden. She tells me they are viable because they come up in her garden beds too. I have sown 100 or so but still quite a few left so available now at - 20 seeds for $7 includes postage.

[Bonsaifan]

Seedlings were healthy and well packed. Thanks shibui

[Rory]

That's an absolutely fantastic deal. If you want group plantings ppl, defnitely contact shibui. I would too, but I have far too much stock, and have promised myself no more. Kids and bonsai = a lot of time.

[Jason]

Wish I could that is a bloody amazing deal

[Phoenix238]

Did you end up getting rid of all the tridents shibui?

[shibui]

There's still plenty of smaller ones - 2mm thick and about 20 cm tall. They are actually great because they have short internodes due to tough growing conditions. I'd have to look a bit harder for larger ones but I know there are still some hiding amongst the plants in the garden beds. Let me know what you want them for and how many and I'll see what I can do.

[Phoenix238]

Thanks for getting back to me, I'm looking for trees I can grow on, just have to get it past the boss

[Phoenix238]

PM'd you

[dansai]

Japanese maples and tridents popping up without stratifying. Stratified Japanese maples sprouting. Less than a month. Acer pentaphyllum no movement yet. Will post separately when I have a better idea, but it appears the JM haven't done any better in the fridge. Didn't bother stratifying the tridents

[shibui]

Good to have confirmation that they do germinate without stratification. Thanks Dan. Worth other people noting I think. Probably more seed spoiled by stratifying - fungal attack, etc.
I have heard that fresh seed germinates better. When dried and stored they go into deep dormancy and very difficult to break it to get them to grow - this would apply to a lot of seed purchased from internet seed companies.

Even though we are still having below 0C nights I noticed a palmatum seedling germinating here this week too.

[Phoenix238]

I have heard that fresh seed germinates better. When dried and stored they go into deep dormancy and very difficult to break it to get them to grow - this would apply to a lot of seed purchased from internet seed companies.

This is probably why I had a 0% germination rate last year. That, and I left them in the fridge too long