Japanese maple

Question

My husband is a tree surgeon and brought these to me yesterday. Can you help me with growth?

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Answer 1

Japanese maple seeds, such as these, should be harvested when they turn brown on the tree - these are a little too green. I would advise your husband to revisit the tree at a later time to recover seeds when they turn brown. The following article discusses how to propagate japanese maples from seed and includes a photograph of harvested seed:

http://japanesemaplelovers.com/growing-japanese-maples-from-seed/

Answer 2

Please answer quickly I don't want them to dye.