I don't know about cooler climates, but in the Oklahoman heat, sweet gum trees.

The seeds appear on trees about a month after spring flowering, and mature at different rates. The whirlybird shape causes mature samara to spin as they fall, propelling seeds considerable distances on the wind. The color and size of samaras vary among maple species, as do the number of days trees normally shed their distinctive seeds.

Sep 24, Once in April or May would be perfect for the tree heal. Palm trees located in high traffic areas should have their seed pods removed as the pods are flowering and before they fruit. The debris from falling fruit and seed pods is a potential hazard and Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins.

But for those that survive until winter, thick blankets of snow insulate the seeds from cold and animal hunger.

Feb 12, With cold moist stratification, you’re emulating winter conditions. Here is what I mean, when seeds fall to the ground in autumn they are covered with leaves, snow falls over them and they’re kept moist and cold until the spring – this is exactly what Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. It’s the maple tree seed explosion. Maple trees drop their seeds towards the end of spring. As fun and majestic as they may be to watch fall down, they can be quite a headache and create copious amounts of yard work for homeowners.

Dec 14, Do Maple Trees Drop Helicopters Once a Year? Maple trees (Acer spp.) produce winged seeds called double samaras, which twirl to the ground in late summer or early fall.

They resemble helicopters. Aug 14, Japanese maple seeds are ripe in the fall. This is the time to collect them – when they’re brown and dry and falling from the trees.

In this way, you can control when your seeds germinate by initiating the pre-treatment and stratification at precisely the right time.

You can plant both seeds that have fallen to the ground and seeds you’ve picked from the tree. When planting Japanese maple seeds, it’s important to pretreat them before sowing them in the bushdig.barted Reading Time: 3 mins. May 29, Maples, which had a limited amount of stored energy at the end of winter, weren't able to produce both seeds and leaves.

The trees opted for seeds over leaves, leaving some branches bare as Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins.