SC1989
Mame
It is collected but everything is just breaking buds. Wild ones have huge leaves. They go down in size without much effort, highly doubt the get super small
Species Study - Acer Platenoides/Acer Rubrum
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SC1989
Mame
Finally!!! Late spring here. My favorite tree awakens
19Mateo83
Masterpiece
I’d love to have a sugar maple or black maple. Not sure how they would do in zone 7B though. The red and silver maples thrive here and are everywhere. I have a big “October glory” rubrum in my front yard that I take air layers off of. For some strange reason it doesn’t like it when I try branches over about 1/2 inch thickness. I’ve been trying for a thick one to bonsai but haven’t had any luck yet. It has beautiful little flowers in the spring.
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Frozentreehugger
Masterpiece
Dirr lists sugar as good to zone 8 seems a bit of a stretch for me there is a southern strain I have heard referred to as Florida sugar maple anyway I’m sure you should start with seeds or cuttings/layer from as southern a tree as you can get . I think it’s the roots in a pot I would be the most worried about in the heat definitely out of full sun in the summer there . Black maple is basically a cultivar of sugar and definitely a cold zone tree fairly rare
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
You should definitely take some cuttings.. about 2-4 weeks after bud break, from THIS OR LAST year's growth... aaaand "bag em"..
This will drastically improve your strike rate..
Big, beefy hardwood cuttings are an awesome IDEA... but are reasonably LESS successful than Semi-Hard, from my experience, (Highest strike rate, obviously being softwood((THIS year's growth))) aaand will "trick you" into thinking it has roots... for longer.
"Bagging" or tenting cuttings with foliage is a real game changer, once you add it to your arsenal.
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
Those are tight... that's a "good" (for TinyTree applications) one, for SURE!!
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
This.. we will have to see... time and time alone.. from analysis of MANY individual's experience/data gathered. Differing approached will need to be compared/contrasted..
I don't know about you guys... but that sounds like a TREE-mendous amount of fun! I'm "Root"ing for everyone involved!
Frozentreehugger
Masterpiece
Frozentreehugger
Masterpiece
Most native maples are grown from seed as far as I am aware of in the nursery trade . Most likely as seeds are reliable and plentiful in there native range . For example I don’t grow sugar from seed anymore . If I want seedlings I can dig them out of my garden and flower beds right now or lots in the woods . Red maple is actually harder for me to get . I will collect and grow silver this year mainly looking for the variation in seedlings have in the past grown very deep cut leaf versions from local trees that don’t display this leaf . The red in my yard has great colour but is vase like and 25 feet up min before branching but will retry from seed this year from local trees
Frozentreehugger
Masterpiece
PA_Penjing
Chumono
Thought of this thread today, couldn't help myself but yoink a "weed" out of my side yard. It was acer rubrum, once mowed, now in a smaller pot to recover. Going to treat it like royalty and see what we can do.
SC1989
Mame
They grow so coarse, I feel it will yield best results starting from youngsters
Frozentreehugger
Masterpiece
There are people in Japan working with rubrum Considering what they have access to . You have to think we are the ones that are missing the boat
PA_Penjing
Chumono
I think if I do everything exactly right for the next 15 years it could be decent
Hack Yeah!
Omono
Just tuning in..
SC1989
Mame
I feel that. Anything larger I've collected seems like it would take just as much work to create proper dimensions. At the least, more rewarding from a youngling
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
I have LOTS of these..
Many appear to be freemani as well..
I want to INCLUDE Silver AND Autumn Blaze In our discussions..
I will make a new thread when I have some with leaves..
Or just start one...
You guys can start one here, too!
Here's two neat Rubrum containers I'll share from my stock this morn'
This one's wild... got accidentally planted under a rock!
Fusion Chamberlaign.
Many appear to be freemani as well..
I want to INCLUDE Silver AND Autumn Blaze In our discussions..
I will make a new thread when I have some with leaves..
Or just start one...
You guys can start one here, too!
Here's two neat Rubrum containers I'll share from my stock this morn'
This one's wild... got accidentally planted under a rock!
Fusion Chamberlaign.
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
Species Study - Acer Saccharum/Acer Saccharinum
These Specific Species Study Threads will serve for the documentation and discussion of growing young plants, upwards, together, towards a common “TinyTree” presentation goal. These two are elusive bonsai subjects and notoriously overlooked... But LOVED, DEARLY by some... So I thought we...
Species Study - Acer Freemani
These Specific Species Study Threads will serve for the documentation and discussion of growing young plants, upwards, together, towards a common “TinyTree” presentation goal. Acer Freemani.... One of my favorites... But not very understood.. Let's talk about/share them! (When I have some...
There we go!
Frozentreehugger
Masterpiece
Ok I’m officially going to
Jump on the platinoid wagon. One of the seedlings I dug up in my yard this year may be one . Or 2 I’ll plant some seeds from tree next door this year . I think Horse boy is wearing off on me
Jump on the platinoid wagon. One of the seedlings I dug up in my yard this year may be one . Or 2 I’ll plant some seeds from tree next door this year . I think Horse boy is wearing off on me
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
I think you're really going to enjoy your time with them!Ok I’m officially going to
Jump on the platinoid wagon. One of the seedlings I dug up in my yard this year may be one . Or 2 I’ll plant some seeds from tree next door this year . I think Horse boy is wearing off on me
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