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I've found that bonsai mix is an excellent growing medium--I think the air in the soil and the perfect drainage promote vigorous root growth. It's...
Well, looks like I wasn't clear; I should stay away from these quick replies. So--I'd repot the plant into fresh soil this year without disrupting...
Hello Atapi-- I agree with Ron that getting them into good fresh soil for the coming year to ensure that they are healthy is a good idea. When...
I have mixed experience with leaving potted maples outside over winter, here where in a typical year winter temps fall to 15 F below zero (-26 C)....
Sorry to hear about your losses over past winters--I would find that extremely frustrating. I must say, the losses surprise me--I've been growing...
I don't know much--anything--about the weather in Kansas, so my experience may not be relevant. I know that I've had big losses among my maples in...
M&P-- Yes, I think making one the major terminal and the other subsidiary would probably take care of the splitting issue. Oddly, I've never...
Let me see if I can be clearer. Imagine a young tree with two main branches that are vertical and more or less parallel. Each of them, of course,...
I'm in zone 5 or 6--depending on the winter--and I don't protect any of my trees. That said, I have lost a fair number over the years, but I've...
I think the crucial element is a dormant period. Back when I did bonsai, I asked this question of some people of vast experience, and they said...
Thank you Gomero! If I understand you correctly, scions from a previously grafted plant are just as likely to revert as the previous graft. I...
Here's a question I've been wondering about for some time. I've posted before about this variegated silver maple. Ten or 15 years ago I noticed a...
Another approach, which I've used for years: collect seed, ideally when the wings begin to brown; dry them out a little for a day or two; put them...
Hi there-- When I was a grad student in horticulture, people used to funnel me the Japanese maple questions that came in from the public, and...
I see the same thing every year--most branches leaf out normally, but a few, generally small ones, do not, and I always wonder if I should prune...
I have a giant sheet of thin plastic (50' x 50' at least), which you can get at hardware stores for not much money, that I put over my entire...
I'm in the US, so perhaps the aphid issue is different here, but I've grown hundreds of maples for almost 25 years, and they've never been harmed...
Yes, I have vast quantities of flowers on dozens of cultivars, including some, such as 'Butterfly,' that don't ordinarily flower very much. I...
Here's a photo of a saccharum terminal bud; I regret that I don't have good laterals. The only thing that bothers me with a saccharum ID is the...
Yes, good question, and I have the same one. Some of the trees I brought back in a bag on a plane from Oregon as rooted cuttings are now 20 feet...
