By Windy64
Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
A question on Acer palmatum(Atropurpureum).....Do they flower ? (pic enclosed)...im assuming they are but what sort of insect would pollinate a flower so tiny, a tiny one i guess...... im jst curious to know really..many thanks. ;)
- 19 Apr, 2012
Answers
Hi
They can be wind pollinated as well
The seeds are easy to grow just collect in the Autumn put in a pot cover with grit leave by the back kitchen wall , I have two baby ones about year old now and have planted both in a bonsai pot makes them more special as the parents I have had for over 20 years and they are also in the same huge ceramic pots !! when I 1st planted them in, John innes no 3 added grit and slow realease fertiliser in late April and well waterd through the summer
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19 Apr, 2012
Thanks gnarly im suprised its one of those plants i thought you must be a specialist to grow. thanks also kildermorie. ;)
19 Apr, 2012
there aresome very tiny beetles that crawl about the leaf litter and polynate such flowers . beetles are bye far the most common type of insect on the planet but like leopards arnt the easist creatures to see .
20 Apr, 2012
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Yes they do flower and you get seeds from them - winged ones like a Sycamore and Maple. They are native to China, Taiwan and Japan so the insects there I assume will pollinate them. As I have seen then seed in the UK any number of insect, does not have to be small, just needs to get the pollen in the right place.
19 Apr, 2012