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AlainK liked Nik's post in the thread Acer seedlings.

My favorite seedling is also my first, now 6-years old. It was planted in the yard in its first fall, and it took off. Now it is more...

AlainK liked Nik's post in the thread Acer seedlings.

Alain, your seedlings are lovely! I find myself liking generic palmatum green seedlings more and more. I have spread quite a few around...

AlainK liked Nik's post in the thread Acer seedlings.

A couple of mystery seedlings, both with likely platanoides parentage.

AlainK liked emery's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

We did have a light frost, -0.4C, at least out where the measurement is. It may not have frosted in the Aceretum, which is a bit more...

AlainK liked Acerholic's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

The weather is cloudy and cold today here in Southern England, but that's ok. Looking ahead, if we can have this cloud for the next two...

AlainK liked Nik's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

Maples in the ground (or in the rocks) are finally waking up in Connecticut. Some suffered minor damage from frost this morning. It...

AlainK liked emery's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

'Pixie' is an absolutely dynamite maple, it's got everything. Doesn't burn, stays red, great texture, more or less upright (or used to...

AlainK liked Acerholic's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

No frost, but very cold overnight and this morning, our heating kicked in Ouchh. Anyway it hasn't stopped a few more leafing out in my...

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Ha ha ha !... [ATTACH] I'm a member of, say a group of citizens, that work to find ways to make our world better, preserve,...

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Acer seedlings

Many of us have seedlings from various maples : not only we can never be sure they will come out to look like the "true species", or...

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AlainK liked maf's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

Some pictures from this late afternoon and evening. Mainly cloudy. Shirasawanum aureum, followed by Sawa chidori and friends: [ATTACH]...

AlainK attached a file to the thread Maples Spring 2024.

I took a lot of photos today, here are a few : 'Starfish', not as colourful than in the previous years. [ATTACH] Its "cousin"...

AlainK liked wind-borne's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

beginning to fill in... Mikawa yatsubusa [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 'Green Cascade' [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

AlainK liked Acerholic's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

@emery this is my garden Aoyagi taken moments ago. Subtle differences with Ukon IMO. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

AlainK liked Acerholic's post in the thread Maples Spring 2024.

Hi Emery hope your having a nice relaxing Sunday afternoon in the garden. Re training pot, yes it is to get some good root growth, but...