Hello, I have found this seedling beneath an Acer Palmatum, it is a tree from my school campus here in ID. I was searching for any seedlings and only found this one growing, although I did find some old samaras and there are fresh ones still on the tree. I am wondering if this is any sort of cultivar and also the proper care for such a tiny tree. How old could it be?, and what are the chances for survival with proper care? I look forward to hearing some educated guesses and some experienced knowledge. Thanks for your time, mpac attached is a photo of the leaves from the parent tree,--they were much prettier when I picked them off the tree, they wilted a bit and lost some brilliance of color. Inner dark green and outer lighter green on the leaves. pretty neat but not sure if it unusual or not. the second photo is the lone seedling I found beneath the tree. I wonder if it will make it to see if it is like the parent plant. thanks for looking, mpac
Not a cultivar having arisen where you found it, the only selection process involved being you digging it up.
Thanks Ron B, I was refering to the adult tree as being anything distinct. The leaves seemed just a bit different than a "standard" JM. I know the seedling may have a chance of being similar but it wont be known for a few years. I know understand a little more clearly, by selecting this seedling-if were to grow up unusual and sucessful, then it could be a named and cloned cutivar. I am not planning on anything like that, but just would like to see it get bigger and see how it compares to the parent tree. Thanks for the reply. Any ideas if the parent tree is something different than a "standard" Acer Palmatum. Any extra care I should take to ensure strong growth for a seedling? thanks again mpac
Not enough to go on. Some cultivars only small departures from typical wild plants. One thing I can see is that the parent tree has some kind of interveinal chlorosis.
Ah yes, I looked up intervenial chlorosis, I will see as time goes on if it yellows more, but that would explain the leaf coloration. Thanks again.