Cheering ourselves up with Maples

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  1. Acerholic

    Acerholic Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout Maple Society

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    Good afternoon P, your Red Pygmy is really red. The contrasts of the dark and light give it a strange but lovely look. Can see why its your favourite. Enkan is such a busy maple, never seems to know quite what it is. A firm favourite everywhere.
    Hope you have some protection for the pots tomorrow, very strong winds forecast.
    Enjoyed your photos P.
     
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    Speaking of watering, how often do you water trees planted in ground in the summer?

    I've been watering every 2-3 days in summer. using the drip system.

    Also, there seems to be some soil buildup around the base of the trees due to mulch. Do you guys remove the soil building and remulch?
     
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    Acerholic Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout Maple Society

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    Good evening @vbx, I water when it's required and not regimented, otherwise over watering can occur. I will pull away some mulch around a few trees to feel how the soil is. If dry then water, if moist no water. It does them no harm to allow drying in between watering and in fact it is better for them. This is for my ground and pots.
    If you have earth build up around the trunks then do remove this otherwise rotting will occur. I like to see a little of the root flare, then you know you have it right. I then re apply the mulch only a little near the trunk but no touching.
    Hope that's of help.
     
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    Acerholic Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout Maple Society

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    Goodness me, is this July or October !!!! Heavy rain, trees bending over sideways. It's time for that Monty Python song again, lol. Always loo......
     
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    Hello, today I present you some grafts that I made on Friday, as soon as I received two twigs, one from Shaina and the other from Skeeters Broom, it took almost a week to arrive and they had very little sap, even so I managed to graft 2 of Skeeters broom and 3 of shaina, I hope that one sprouts, and you can see how it grows.
    From here I want to thank the companion of the forum who has selflessly sent them to me. Thank you.
     

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    monicasanchez Active Member Maple Society

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    We live in a wonderful world. In some places it rains frequently, in others the drought lasts too long ... It's fascinating how maples adapt.

    And speaking of maples planted in the ground. I've been thinking about building a basic "planter" in the garden (in the fall) for some time. A few blocks, and shade mesh inside. The soil is alkaline and therefore is not suitable, but that is why it will be filled with coconut fiber since they do not fare badly with that substrate.

    The depth will be about 50 centimeters, and the width of one or two meters. The idea is to plant the Seyriu there.

    Time and weather will tell if it's a good idea, or an absolute failure.
     
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    monicasanchez Active Member Maple Society

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    Grafts look great. Good luck!!

     
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    Acerholic Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout Maple Society

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    There is a lot of kindness on this forum as you say J. The person who sent these to you shows that. Who ever it was, 'well done'. And good luck with the grafts J.
     
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    Acerholic Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout Maple Society

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    Good morning Monica, you are so right about weather conditions around the world, it is highlighted a lot on these forums.
    Please do a photo diary of your new planter starting in the Autumn, I would love to see how it progresses. Good choice Seiryu.
     
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    They have not been bad, although as I said before they came a little dry, since they came from the US, to see if they are lucky with them and we can see the growth
    Thanks Monica and Acerholic for your encouragement
     
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    @monica, if the bottom soil is very alkaline do not forget to put a good handful of sulfur in the bottom mixed with the alkaline soil, to acidify it.
     
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    Acerholic Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout Maple Society

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    Good advice from J @zfrittz, I use it due to a very high clay substrate.
    It is also good for equine use, I used to add a little in Spring and Summer to my horses feed for sweet itch. Worked brilliantly.

    I've added a photo of mine that I use.
     

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    It is very good and it is also a good fungicide.
    I always put him on the ground
     
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    Acerholic Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout Maple Society

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    Totally agree J, even in neutral soils I would reccomend it. I always make sure I put it down on a calm day though. It blows everywhere, Lol.
     
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    Good afternoon D, I got the Red Pygmy about two months ago, it is now about 20cm tall and has a very nice red colour on new leaves. Hope it can keep the red colour until autumn. Enkan is an interesting plant, its leaves are not as narrow as Red Pygmy and holds the red colour very well into summer. The wind is still very strong here.
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    Good afternoon P, yes it's strong here as well. An interesting Summer and Autumn for you with a new tree. Look forward to seeing how yours looks in a few months.
     
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    Ariadne is showing a little pink plus some other interesting stuff...
     

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    Acerholic Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout Maple Society

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    Good evening J, your Ariadne is just so green. Amazes me each time I see it. But it's definitely on the turn now. Lovely to see some photos of trees not being bent double today. I have never seen the wind so strong here in July in all my life.
    How is it there in Long Island ?
     
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    AlainK Renowned Contributor Forums Moderator Maple Society 10 Years

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    The last two photos are a cultivar of "Sugi", Cryptomeria japonica, right ?...

    Here, the summers are too dry, and hot - now. They survive, but tend to lose bottom branches, like Sequoiadendron giganteum.
     
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    AlainK Renowned Contributor Forums Moderator Maple Society 10 Years

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    What type of graft are they ? I was planning to try a few, maybe after July 14th, so I'm interested in the method you used : T-shaped cut on the root stock, than a slice of the scion bearing one or two buds (chip budding), or else ?...
     
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    Now in summer the one I use is the one I put on the graph
     

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    AlainK Renowned Contributor Forums Moderator Maple Society 10 Years

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    Seedlings : dozens from 'Sango Kaku', dozens from 'O sakazuki', dozens of 'Ryusen' (I've already repoted some in individual pots), a dozen from 'Atro. dissect.', others :

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    All the 'Atro. dissect.' were red except one, the one in the top-right corner. They're all turning to a different colour now, but all these "eleven brothers" are a different colour. Like the horses in the Wizzard of Oz.

    ;0)

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    If they survive, I'll give away most of them - stay tuned !

    But I'll keep the "Atro. dissect.", which means I'll have to repot them in bigger pots to see how they evolve, which means more space for them. I've got a big cherry tree in the back of my garden, I think I'll have to cut it down if I carry on reproducing maples... ^^
     
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    AlainK Renowned Contributor Forums Moderator Maple Society 10 Years

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    Oh, I see. It's a very unusual type of graft. Thanks for the info, I must try it.
     
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    emery Renowned Contributor Maple Society 10 Years

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    @zfrittz I was also wondering if that's some kind of "buddy tape".

    Little bit soggy here today (but not real rain) and occasional bits of sun, I was inspired by the posting on the thread to show some of the summer colors.

    Aconitifolium
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    A. tenuifolium 'Keikan zan'
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    Shin Chishio
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    A. circinatum 'Sunglow'
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    A. sterculiaceum ssp thompsonii
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    'Shigitatsu sawa'
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    A. negundo 'Variegatum' (much less pink than Flamingo')
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    Just because it's so good in sun without burning, and such a good red, 'Pixie'
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    'Emmett's Pumpkin', really turning red
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    'Autumn Moon'
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    -E
     
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    What a seedling day !!! So many growing that you never think will, then the problem, 'where to put them'. Osakasuki does do well everywhere = lots of brilliant scarlets in the Autumn. Our gardens are just too small.
    Trays of seedlings though makes me so happy. Love your photos Alain.
     

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