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Red Maple Scarification

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From: Anthony Boni City: Appomattox, VA
Do I have to scarificate(i think it's called) red maple seeds and then stratificate them to get them to germinate?
	Extension Message From: Jay Hayek Extension Specialist, Forestry Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences jhayek@illinois.edu
Greetings Anthony: Red maple (Acer rubrum) seed form early in the spring and ripen/drop soon after; thus, red maple seed do not require dormancy or stratification. (source: Dirr and Heuser, 2006)
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