growth, and thrives locally.. (It is not usual to grow trees from
seed: you get a better start with saplings anything from 2 ft. to
8 ft. tall.)

Seed works for me. I've been in the same house since 1979, and there
are three 30-foot plus maples growing that were once "weeds." I started
another one in the back from a seed that I got from a nearby town, a
maple variety with the thin 3-prong leaves. Okay, I've been at it for a
couple of years and it's only four feet tall so far, but I'm patient.