Name: Red Maple Tree Seeds
Scientific Name: Acer rubrum
Hardiness zone: 3 through 9
plant height: 40-70 feet
Light requirements: full sun to part shade
Soil & water preferences: grows well well-drained soils.
Growing Instructions:
1. Scarification: Soak in water for 24 hours
2. stratification: Cold stratification for 30 days. Check every two weeks to make sure seeds are moist and that seeds are not molding.
If there is a sign of mold, seeds should be soaked in 3:2 parts of water bleach then rinsed with clean water and put back into cold stratification.
3. germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil
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