Exceptional video, very informative!! I am zone 6 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and currently have about 30 Japanese Maples and I am definitely going to try this!!!!!
I have about 10 two year old sereu maples. I am nervous, but I think I will try to graft some. Without pulling them out of their pots, how can I tell if they have a good root system?
Beautiful video! Apparently you have a lot of experience with grafting acers! How big is the success rate? or does it always work for you? Thank you for your answer ! Greetings from Belgium
My first attempt at raising maples from seeds. What compost do you use for your newly sprouted seedlings please and what temperature do you keep your newly sprouted seedlings at please? Your help is much appreciated. I have purchased some flower of sulphur for my next batch. In fact, I have gone to town after watching your videos.
+Agnes YM dont use anything with too much fertilizer for the seedlings. Something light. Not 100% sure, but maples are pretty hardy. I live in Maine and we have japanese maples here outdoors all over the place. So keep it above 60f for the seedlings. I have a suspicion you should be more worried about not over watering. Easiest way to kill any plant is to give it too much.
+Billy Corners Hi Billy, I have managed to kill quite a few and too much water in my stratification and the seeds rotten and got chucked. This man Addie does not seem to be very friendly. I think his videos are useful though. Don't the the American drawl though!
+Billy Corners Hi Billy. Do all the maple seeds need stratification? I'm always looking for the shortcut and it seems such a long winded process but some of the more exotic varieties you can only buy in seed form. Do I really have to do the fridge thing for 90 days?
I am in the Pacific Northwest. I plant my maple seeds out in Autumn. I fill a small pot 3/4 full of starter soil then add about 1" of sand under the seed and 1/2 inch or so above the seed. I then cover the containers with landscape weed barrier cloth and leave them in the rain over the winter. They stratify well this way. In the Spring when all danger of really cold weather has passed, I remove the weed barrier cloth and give the containers sun. I have had success with this method.
Thanks for this helpful video, can you do a video showing what to do next once your graft has taken? I have a few grafts that has taken but don't know when its best to cut the rest of the root stock acer back and how close to the graft.
Can japanese maples be grown from cuttings successfully? Or is grafting required? What’s the advantage of grafting over cuttings?? I recently started Red Dragon and Katsura cuttings. Will be starting Kiyohime and Shishigashira cuttings soon also. I hope they will root and grow healthy 🤞
Fellow southerner and Japanese Maple lover here. Thank you for your videos! Best info on the subject I have found. How do you keep your trees from getting absolutely fried in the summer months? I have been trying to grow/graft maples for several years in Houston now and have lost all but a hearty handfull. Going to try some heavy shade cloth this year. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
+Keith Koenig he said something about a greenhouse, and i noticed some awnings or something. Shade cloth works great. How large are the plants that are getting fried? Are you acclimating them before sticking them outside? Because even "full sun" plants will burn if you take it from inside to out without a slower acclimating process.I have to do this for my jades and carnivorous plants i grow.
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Thank you for the video. I need your guidance. Looking for a variety of japanese maple with compact root that does not spread much, slow grower, showy leaves and shade tolerant. Plant location will be 3-4 feet away from foundation, north facing, under a crepe myrtle. I am located in Dallas. Thank you.
+meupoyni I don't think many acers have very invasive roots and they usually take a 10 years to reach anything alarming so you're not going to go out one morning and go 'WTH??? like if you planted a willow! Orange Dream is a really nice showy one and doesn't get too lippy.
