A Detailed Guide to Selecting and Raising Five-Angled Maple Seeds

Friends living in rural areas have probably all seen the five-angled maple tree, right? It is also fairly widely distributed in China and has a certain economic value, and some people even deliberately plant five-angled maples. So how do you select five-angled maple seeds well? What seedling-raising methods are there? Friends who want to learn more should quickly read on!

1. How do you select five-angled maple seeds?

When selecting five-angled maple seeds, choose fresh ones produced in the current year. The quality of the seeds directly determines their survival rate, so you must select them carefully. Never, just to save a little money, end up picking old seeds or seeds that are not fully developed.

2. Seedling-raising methods for five-angled maple seeds

1. Collecting seeds

The mother tree for seed collection should be a strong, middle-aged plant of good quality. Collect seeds in autumn, when the samaras of the five-angled maple turn from green to yellowish brown. After collecting, dry them for 2 to 3 days, remove impurities, and store them in bags.

2. Preparing the land and making beds

The nursery site should have flat terrain, convenient drainage and irrigation, deep soil layers, and fertile soil. Prepare the land carefully, apply 3000 to 5000 kg of barnyard manure or farmyard manure, 100 kg of cake fertilizer, and 40 kg of urea or diammonium phosphate per mu, and build flat beds.

3. Sowing

 Sowing is mostly done in spring. Before sowing, soak the seeds in 50°C warm water for 10 minutes, then add cold water and soak for a day and a night. After removing them, place them in a sheltered, sunny spot, rinse them once a day with warm water, and stir them evenly. Once 50% of the seeds have cracked open, they can be sown. Sow in rows, with a row spacing of 20 to 30 cm, a sowing depth of 2 cm, and 15 to 20 kg of seeds per mu, covering with soil 1.5 to 2 cm thick. After sowing, cover with grass to keep the soil moist.

4. Management

Generally, the seeds will germinate 15 to 20 days after sowing, and the covering grass can be removed. When the seedlings are 10 cm tall, they can be thinned and the final stand established, with a plant spacing of 10 to 15 cm. After establishing the stand, irrigate and fertilize once every 10 to 15 days, applying 5 to 8 kg of chemical fertilizer or 500 to 750 kg of human waste per mu each time. Cultivate and weed in a timely manner, and control pests and diseases. Stop applying nitrogen fertilizer and irrigation in September. By that year the seedlings are about 1 m tall and can be transplanted to grow larger seedlings.

3. The economic value of the five-angled maple

1. The five-angled maple has many uses. Its bark fiber is good and can be used as a raw material for artificial cotton and papermaking. The leaves contain tannins, and the seeds can be pressed for oil, which can be used for industrial purposes and is also edible. The wood is fine and dense. It can be used to manufacture buildings, vehicles, musical instruments, plywood, and so on. 

2. The five-angled maple can absorb smoke, dust, and harmful gases, secrete volatile bactericidal substances, and purify the air. Its bark is grayish brown or dark gray, its single leaves are opposite, and the leaf blades are five-lobed. The inflorescences are terminal, and the flowers and leaves appear at the same time. Its tree form is graceful and its leaf color changes a lot, making it an excellent landscaping tree species for both urban and rural areas. Its tree body has a relatively high water content and a relatively low oil content, and its dead branches and fallen leaves decompose quickly and are not easy to burn, so it is also an ideal fire-resistant tree species.

Alright, that is all for the content the editor wants to share with you today. If you are also thinking about planting five-angled maples, you first need to select higher-quality seeds for sowing, and you also need to master certain seedling-raising techniques. I hope this article can help everyone!

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