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NEIRAN We don't have it much better if any at all here in N Fl. One of our trees still had red leaves for Christmas. But they do seem to have to...
If I'm not mistaken there are JM being grown in Arizona,and S Cal. I don't think the desert conditions would necessaryly kill them if you kept...
Yenling I agree, I wouldn't be at all afraid to use cutting grown plants for Bonsai. The graft is usually the dealbreaker for Bonsai. I have...
Yenling, welcome to the maple sickness. It will get worse(if you are lucky) May I ask , Are you going to use these cuttings for Bonsai ? BTW you...
Opps! forgot something. The artical on airlayering the Trident Maple is dead on. I would lump airlayering a trident maple in there with Plain Old...
If you are creating a Bonsai ,and want a root system at a particular place on the trunk and as the shishigashira is a green maple , you might...
Re: Acer palmatum 'Shirazz' I got a 4' AP Shirazz today at a Tallahassee nursery. They said it came from North Carolina . I was impressed with...
Top Cat I doubt if they will grow true from seeds . I really don't know . Seems like I read the original was just a green maple, that showed a...
whis4ey Yep, I have a Glowing Embers , growing in the full Gulf Coast sun. It shows no ill effects , unlike my ShinDeshojo who does pretty good,...
Re: Growing Maples from Cuttings Top Cat Try taking your cuttings in the late winter/spring , when the buds are swelling.keep them in the shade...
Which ever system you decide, you can get a timer at Lowes , for less than $25.00 , that is so simple to set up, even I have done it . I just use...
Hey Katsura I've only been tending maples about 8 yrs. and as maple folk go, that just getting started. So I'll be glad to share my...
Hey Ron and Oscar. Yep , I try to water in the morning or late afternoon . I never intentionally water leaves in the heat of the day. I have...
I keep Osakisuki , Shin Desojo , Glowing Embers,(in the ground,not in pots) in full sun have had no problems here in N Fl, Gulf Coast. I do keep...
Jubendy. What part of the country do you live in ?? It could make a differance....
I believe I had the same problem here in N. Fla. I found the white moving creatures , and web were being visited by a small greenish white ,...
I picked up a great well rooted Atropurpureum,and plan to use it for a Bonsai. The trunk at the roots is about 9"-10 " circumferance.The roots and...
Candlelady My best advice is to wait until next spring,...
Bob I wouldn't be in a hurry to cut one of the trunks off. I would brace the trunk with a piece of bamboo or something like it, to take the...
Douglas and Jim ,Thanks for the good information even if it's not good news. Why not do some grafts from some of the old superior cultivars,and...