Japanese Maples and Evergreens
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cmeg1
Imperial Masterpiece
I have never heard of them.If is is just a two year graft,I would be tempted to buy a nursery tree of a choice maple and air layer a bunch of branches for small stock like that.I did that with an ojishi Japanese maple and am getting at least ten air layers from it.You probably seen my post about this already.sorry b nut is working on site and I cannot post pics.here is link to thread:http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?11332-Ojishi-layering-project
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Kodama16
Shohin
Use Diana from www.topiary-gardens.com
Huge trees. Cheap. I have over 50 trees from her. Tell her John Caro told you about her.
Huge trees. Cheap. I have over 50 trees from her. Tell her John Caro told you about her.
Keep in mind that having a grafted trunk on a bonsai is very undesirable. It usually just looks bad, and the rootstock portion of the trunk will swell larger then the rest of the trunk and it will only get worse over time. I made the same mistake when I first was looking for japanese maples. Most japanese maple cultivars are grown as grafts, so be careful what you buy.
Holy hell! That place is in the town literally next door to my hometown, only about an hour away from where I am now. Never even heard of it, I'll have to go scope the place out come spring. Nice!
Or like cmeg said, be prepared to air layer stock from a graft tree. That way you can get the cultivare you want, but growing on it's own roots. I've heard some J Maple varieties air layer easier than others.
QuintinBonsai
Chumono
I believe it would also depend on how low, or how high the graft is on the trunk. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I purchased a very low grafted pine from Brent Walston. Are his grafts something that would need to be layered? I know that pines have a reputation of being difficult to graft or layer.
I can't really speak to pines. Just headaches I had when first getting interested in bonsai and buying a couple JM I thought would be great but then the graft lines dawned on me. But you can only have a graft line so low and the base of your trunk is one of the most important visual aspects in bonsai you know? Some grafts aren't as bad as others.
cmeg1
Imperial Masterpiece
I think most people do not layer pines,though I have read or heard of it.Deciduous lend themselves more readily depending on Backbuds ability and amount of dormant buds and nodes.Here is a link where I learned to do it:http://www.bonsai4me.com/AdvTech/ATLayering page2.html
lordy
Omono
I bought a Sharp's Pygmy from them about 3 years ago, still going strong. In the ground now putting on weight, albeit slowly. Use this link. Way more to choose from and actually a bit less expensive, assuming Amazon was not offering free shipping.
http://japanesemaplesandevergreens.com/store/category/weeping-japanese-maples
http://japanesemaplesandevergreens.com/store/category/weeping-japanese-maples
