how to prepare your acer palmatum root stock for grafting, Part #1 

Verh much looking forward to the grafting vid

Best and most informative video on YT. Thank you so much ❤

I am also planning to start grafting acer palmatum rootstocks at the beginning of August and look forward to your video!

Thanks Otto.

Hi. Your video provides a lot of information. I hope to start grafting soon in the UK and have questions. Would you graft in September as well as August? When will you remove the rootstock leaves from a successful graft? Finally I think in a later video you demonstrate cutting the scion with a single cut, giving a single diagonal face for grafting. Is there a reason that you prefer a single diagonal side to a two sided chisel cut? I hope that you don't mind the multiple questions and I do find the process of grafting Acer palmatum fascinating. Thank you for filming these videos.

Sorry if it's a silly question, but how do you get the root stock? I guess you got them from maple seeds, but I don't know if the seedlings have to be treated in a particular way during their development or order to get good root stock, or you just let the seedling grow for a prior of time (maybe 2 years?) and you're ready to go.

Your video's are very educational, thank you so much for it. I have a question if you have a time to answer. I have recently, last fall planted 2 red Japanese maples one is Tamukeyama about 3-4 feet tall and wide and the other is upright Hefner's red, about 5-6 feet tall. They both came with a 10 gallon container so we planted them in a slightly larger terracotta containers. Since they are both red and came as red I am wandering why are they now in spring having a green color. They are in a covered patio, no direct sunlight... is it possible too little light? I have 3 other Tamukeyama's planted in the ground and they are red. Thanks !!!

Where do you get root stock from?

I'm amazed that the rootstock can be in such small pots for so long. Doesn't the potting mix go bad and lose its moisture retaining abilities?