Let's Grow a Tree
When you see a seed on the ground that looks like an airplane without a tail it is a maple tree seed. You can grow a tree from this seed that can someday be as high as your house. Maple seeds must be planted within a week or they will dry out and then will not grow.
What you need:
seeds: maple seeds
container: a plastic pot or cut off milk carton 7.5cm (4 inches) across the top.
soil mix: potting soil
plastic cover: thin plastic wrap
What you do:
Fill the pot within 2cm of the top with soil mix. Maple seeds need to be planted in a special way. When a seed falls, if it lands on soft, damp soil, the "nose" - pointed end of the seed - buries itself in the ground. You must plant the seeds in the same way. The thick end goes down with the wings sticking out. Now water the soil mix and cover the pot with thin plastic.
A maple seed will take a while to germinate (40 to 120 days) and you must keep it damp at all times. You can tell when it needs watering because the little drops of water that form on the plastic will disappear.
When the seed germinates remove the plastic and continue to look after your plant.