Usually a bunch of them come up and I put all of them with their roots in the dish with water to keep the fragile roots wet. This will loosen the substrate and you can then gently (!) pull the seedlings out.
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By subsequently leveling it the substrate with seedlings is lifted up. I start off by pushing the spatula vertically into the tray, a bit away from the seedlings.
#Maple seedlings how to#
How to transplant seedlings for bonsaiįor starters, find a location out of the wind and in the shade to avoid unneeded stress for the seedlings. Finally, I use a chopstick or spatula to lift the seedlings. I keep this substrate fairly dry before planting and I do water the pot at this stage. The grainy component is there to facilitate later cleanup of the roots. All is sifted to avoid big lumps and create a fluffy substrate. For substrate I use a mixture of good quality potting soil, enriched with some fertilizer and an equal amount of grainy substrate. Of course, a large flat container with substrate to plant the seedlings in. Then I have a shallow tray of water, where I can put seedlings that I take out of the tray. As they were very crowded I have started to thin them and repot some individuals.
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Now with the sunny days they have shot up and started to produce their first real leaves.
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In any case, the first seeds started to sprout in late February, due to the warm winter weather we have had. And a few random elm seeds I came across are in there. Predominantly these are Japanese maples and possible some trident maples too. These seeds were collected from trees growing along the street so I am not completely sure what species they are. In winter I have sown a range of maple and elm seeds.