Cotelydon Madness

On 3/20 the first sprouts of Acer Palmatum seeds started to emerge from the ground. The Chinese Elm and Oak have not emerged yet but they are testers this year and also were attacked by a squirrel. Who knows what will happen with them.

On 3/22 while inspecting the upper bed and assessing squirrel damage, I also inspected the lower beds which are free from squirrel attack markings. Surprisingly the middle bed was teeming with life as the Acer seeds are now in all out sprout mode. It appears that I have between 30 - 40 shoots in the cotelydon phase already in the middle bed with another 10 remaining in the upper bed after the squirrel attack. Pretty awesome so far.

The lower bed and potted Acer Palamatum trees are also showing signs of growth detailed in the below bad photos. Exciting stuff for sure!