I collected a large number of acer palmatum seeds from local parks in the autumn, stratified them over the winter and sowed those that germinated in the spring. One of these seedlings is Tricotyledenous - that is it has three first leaves rather than two. The first set of standard maple leaves have now emerged and these have also come in a set of three. Does anyone now how common/rare this mutation is in acer palmatum? Is it likely to persist or will it revert to the usual paired leaf form? If it does persist, will it produce a healthy specimen?
Not too uncommon, was discussed in this thread http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=23743
