Unusual Korean maple seedling

Found this seedling among some Korean maple liners that I ordered this spring. Nice dark green leaves. Lighter colored seedlings are A. palmatum species

 

What a great and unexpected find Keith.

 

Seedlings are worth growing on if they attract the eye.
Often their true characteristics don’t emerge for 2 to 3 years.
It’s not all about the colour either, sometimes it’s their form, growth habit which can draw the eye.

 

Here’s one of mine I’ve kept as it spreads rather than reaching for the sky, somewhat like a dissectum .

 

I can see why you kept it J. Lovely habit and colouring..

 

@kbguess are these from heritage?

 

@LoverOfMaples
Yes I got my plugs and bare root seedlings from Heritage.
The plugs did fine. The Korean maples were bare root and only 8 or so out of 25 leafed out.
I probably will not get bare root again

However the one I posted picture of is so distinct that I consider the losses more than compensated for. LOL

 

Seeds are like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get...

 

So true, but what a feeling when something special turns up

 

The unusual Korean maple seedling on left
"Typical" on right

 

hey keith, most of mine i have look like the one on the left. im sure most are hybrids. the tree i collect from is surround by palmatums.

 

@LoverOfMaples That is interesting. I haven't seen a lot of Korean maples locally. All I have seen were like the one on the right.
Hybridization is fascinating.

 

I think this is why I love seedlings.

 

I am in agreement with the hybrid theory of @LoverOfMaples. Left hand Korean maple seedling definitely looks like the mother was knocked up by palmatum pollen.

 

Is that a new botanical term M ?

 

I few of my Korean maple seedlings.