Bloodgood Acer

beautiful colour

They are easy to grow from seed :-)

Oh really...? Pray tell missy smarty pants....

Thanks Irish..it is even prettier in the sunlight in person..different colors of red shine like stained glass...

Lovely colour, I bet it's even nicer in the autumn er fall.

It gets even more brilliant red in the fall..interested to see what the little seeds do...seems they are coming off all ready...I loved catching the ones off our giant maples as a child...spent time playing with them and tossing them in the wind..they were much large helicopter wings than these.

Unreal! So bright!

yeah...ain't it the purtiest..love my Daverly Acer...The kids call it the Daverly Tree..and Steve G..just calls it Dave in his lowest tone possible.

Yes, the Dave Maple. (:-) Gives me smiles.

Me too...it is a gorgeous tree..

Yup.

Erm....pot, compost, put the seeds in....that's about it really. Takes a while to get a tree tho lol

The seed is the little helicopter pod thingy right?

Yup - just sow the whole thing. I leave a couple of pots of them out each winter as they need the cold to break their dormancy - a cold frame is best so the rain doesnt wash them away. Then they start appearing in late spring. They are prone to slugs, so I bring them out of harms way before they start growing......and that'a about it I think..... They're not ready yet tho - collect them early autumn as the leaves begin to turn.

Thanks Sarah..will be giving that a try if I am here when they are ready.

No probs ;-)

Their color is brilliant when the sun is shining through them, aren't they ? !

Yes..if I lay in my hammock at a certain time of the day..I can see the light shinging through it and it reminds me of stained glass..very relaxing to see in a lite breeze..very enjoyable.