Love the roots on this one, though they could use a little covering up (not all the way). Just a bit of thinning out and this could be a nice tree! Nice grab for a dime.
I collected 9 maple seedlings from my yard in June and potted them up with a mix of pine bark, sand, and peat. They are just pencil whips now, but I will probably plant them in the ground in spring and grow out the trunks. Its a fun little project.
Thank you for confirming my suspicion about the graft. I have seen photos of some pretty great looking Bloodgoods, so im not discouraged yet, though I know there is a lot of time/work ahead. What do you think of an air layer above the graft as well? Or do you think it might smooth out with time?
This is a thread to track the progress of my current lineup of trees. This is my first growing season, and all my trees are very young. I have not yet procured anything of real age, but I will.
Here's what I have at the moment:
Procumbens Nana. I did a repot thread on this one shortly after...