Seeds of Native Trees (Southern Ontario)

18 years ago

The last week of August I was visiting friends near Haliburton, Ontario (Z4) and we took a 45 minute walk in the woods. During that time was were able to collect the fresh seeds from only one tree Acer Pensylvanica - Striped Maple, and one tree at that. None of the other trees, Sugar Maple, White Ash, Basswood, Ironwood showed any signs of producing seeds and there were no seeds on the forest floor. This seemed very strange to me and I don't think we were too early or too late.

My question is have others noticed this same situation in our native forests or is this an isolated incident? If not what might be the cause?

Hope you can help.

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knottyceltic
18 years ago
You likely missed the sugar maple keys. They fell here in southern Ontario in August and like you mentioned, they don't seem to last very long on the ground. I don't know if they dry quickly and get worked into the soil or if the wild life carries them away and buries them or both but I do find the squirrels here bury a TON of them in my grass and formal garden beds :o/

Our black cherry drops it's cherries and pits very late in the year, October/November.

And the Walnut is dropping nuts now (Oct).

You likely just missed everything else but the striped maple which is a nice find anyway.

Barb
southern Ontario, CANADA zone 6a
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