KiwiPlantGuy
Omono
I thought I would start a thread as Spring is springing here and my favorite trees are coming into leaf.
My trees are all nursery bought trees from my local area and I am trying my hand at air layering via the pot method. 50% perlite 50 % potting compost. I did some air layers about 25 years ago for fun etc, but sadly didn’t start any bonsai back then.
I think most ( if not all) of the maple cultivars have bought have been grafted. So my plan is to figure out which cultivars can grow on their own roots happily and which suit a graft method with an air layer just under the graft for rootstock power etc.
This is my attempt at a feel good thread where advice should be shared and I know I have plenty to learn in my quest to use the Maple as my specialty group. I have a handful of JM’s which will probably be the ones to do easy learning with and then all the cultivars for variety.
I hope you all enjoy my maple photos and thank you all in advance for the advice
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Charles
My trees are all nursery bought trees from my local area and I am trying my hand at air layering via the pot method. 50% perlite 50 % potting compost. I did some air layers about 25 years ago for fun etc, but sadly didn’t start any bonsai back then.
I think most ( if not all) of the maple cultivars have bought have been grafted. So my plan is to figure out which cultivars can grow on their own roots happily and which suit a graft method with an air layer just under the graft for rootstock power etc.
This is my attempt at a feel good thread where advice should be shared and I know I have plenty to learn in my quest to use the Maple as my specialty group. I have a handful of JM’s which will probably be the ones to do easy learning with and then all the cultivars for variety.
I hope you all enjoy my maple photos and thank you all in advance for the advice