This morning I had a little surprise waiting for me in the garden. As usual I was taking my early garden tour when I happen upon a new arrival. At first I couldn't see it because it was hiding underneath the hosta shoots. But there it was all purple and shining in the morning light. My new plant was only two inches high, but it's unusual leaf shape was a dead give away. It was the first born of my Japanese Maple (Bloodgood) and kind of a shy little fellow.
I have never seen a Japanese Maple seedling before, so I don't know anything about it's genetic package. Do they reproduce Japanese maples by cloning? Or do the producers use the old methods of planting seeds? I guess what I'm asking will the little maple grow to look like its mother or some variation of an ancestor. It doesn't really matter, I've got the time to watch him develop into anything it wants to be. But I do feel some kind of pride, like I should pass out cigars or something.
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