Acer from seed?

Has anyone had success growing acers from seed...

I followed instructions keep moist for few weeks in compost then chill in fridge for 8 weeks...they have just come out of the fridge nothng showing yet.....so im wondering how long they take to come up and if anyone has been successful with these...

Thanks

Although it is possible to grow from seed they take an awful long time to get to a decent size which is why people tend to buy trees.

They were free seeds anyway so nothing to loos if they dont grow, i dont mind them taking ages to grow, going to keep in the house as bonsai for couple of years anyway.. i just  thought it would be a change, by the time the are a decent ish size and ready to go outside i might have decided where they will live 

hmm! My Acers have all produced seeds for the first time this year - I was wondering exactly the same thing, so thanks for this thread!!!

I've never even thought about my 6 year old acer flowering (don't think it has either!)

It's an absolutely beautiful little tree (one of the red dissectum varieties) but given its rate of growth and my current age I don't think I'd be trying to reproduce it even if it did produce seeds! 

I have also got seeds on some of my Acers this year for the first time.  I will wait until they are ready to fall off then just stick them in a pot in the back of the greenhouse and forget about them for the winter.

From what I understand the seeds should be ready to come off the trees in about August September, then if you pot them they should start growing in about Spring.

I'm assuming the soil needs to be almost dry or they will rot.