This is exactly the video I was asking for, this was around the time I first stared following you. I think the thing I was missing in my attempts was not cutting it off at a node. I was taking a random spot and clipping.
Thanks for the video it’s great. I’m trying your method and hoping I get the same results with my tridents. Thanks, more videos please, do you have any forests to do videos on ?
Eager to learn is a good thing! Have you been to the National Bonsai Museum in DC? Wow! The best bonsai in America. I am at this time a director of the National Bonsai Foundation which oversees the museum. I am posting a quick garden tour video soon. I also plan to do progress updates of my trees and you'll see my garden that way!
Do you have much success with air layers on Tridents? I tried a couple last season but only got a bunch of callousing but never any roots. I do pretty well with most other types of trees that I try.
Yes I have…although I prefer cutting since they are almost 100% and grow quickly. I have to admit this is a quick way to get another Shohin. Your Trident is probably not wet enough or you are too anxious. Close it and add more water or even add more rooting hormone. Have fun experimenting!
Yes it will! Hardwood maple cuttings are usually planted in late fall, sometimes by applying bottom heat to encourage rooting. Usually less than pencil size that could be 8-12 inches long. I prefer semi-softwood cuttings because the success rate is close to 100% if you use equal parts of perlite and vermiculite and do not let them out. They grow quickly to catch up with bigger cuttings. It's also interesting to note they stick willow posts with no root along river banks to control erosion. They grow into big trees.
There are several Trident maples from Formosa (Formosanum). For example: mrmaple.com/products/buy-acer-buergerianum-ssp-formosanum-taiwanese-trident-maple Mine is not this one, it is very similar to what you buy from most nurseries, but with thicker and more glossy leaves. I am not sure we need to be “technical” here. For sure, it is a cold tolerant variety. It grows very well in the West US.
