The title says it all. I have collected way too many A. Ginnala seeds from local trees and would like to trade some for A. Campestre seeds. Thanks, Dennis
Might be able to get Acer campestre seeds, but (a) it's been a poor crop on many maples here this year, and (b) not sure if they can be sent to Canada legally.
Both are common in North American commerce. Hedge maple is now being planted in numbers on streets in my area, there are also older examples in public plantings. I wonder if you might be able to find some near you as well, that you could get seeds from. Ideally this would be done before they became brown and hard, maple seeds planted while still soft germinate more readily.
English maple Common maple Field maple Hedge(row) maple Small leaved maple English cork maple have all been used. Additional common names are listed by the online RHS Horticultural Database. http://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticulturaldatabase/hortdatabase.asp?id=166&crit=campestre&genus=Acer
The adult forms are sold here so I would expect the seed to be allowed as well. I have a nursery grown one in fact that I have been attempting to air layer for years. Every year I peel away the bark and every year it just bridges the gap. The trunk where I have been trying to layer is the size of a golf ball now where as the part above and below the layer is thumb sized. Unfortunately my specimen has not produced keys yet due to age or stress. I can't wait until it does though. The leaves are quite small. It should make a great bonsai. Dennis
Field Maple is the official standard, and should be followed. Other old names are best discarded, to avoid confusion. It's a matter of plant health - the ones sold in Canada will be local-grown, not imported. Importing plants carries a high risk of introducing pests and diseases; importing seeds is less risky, but not completely without risk. Regulations on seed imports differ from genus to genus; I don't know what Canadian regulations for maple seeds are, unfortunately.
It would appear that the small amount of seeds we are talking about here would qualify for an exemption from import regulations. See section E., paragraph 1 & 4 at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/seesem/abce.shtml Dennis
