hemi71cuda
Sapling
My friend gave me an ezo spruce this summer because I’d been talking about taking cuttings and trying to propagate more for the future. I’m lucky enough to have started bonsai relatively young(30’s) so this is a project I’ll be able to see through. I recently completed my first attempt and took some pics. I decided to experiment with different soil mediums. I did a tray in miracle grow seedling starting soil, a tray in pure akadama fines, one tray in a mixture of both and one tray in a shohin bonsai mix.
The tree I received was grown by my friend from a cutting 20-25years ago. His “mother” tree was an import.
I contacted Brent from Evergreen Gardenworks for tips. Instructions were to take cuttings mid summer from last years growth. He recommended Hormex #8 rooting hormone which I forgot to procure before doing this. I used the one I had but it’s much weaker. I also found a good deal on an led grow light that I’ll set up in my basement and put them under during winter.
Rooting can take up to a year or more and best case scenario I might get 1 or 2 to take. This will be an annual activity for me and my hope is that in my later years of life I’ll have a good collection of Ezo to pass on to the bonsai community.
Pics of my donor plant and it’s “mother” at the end along with a close up of the tiny foliage.
The tree I received was grown by my friend from a cutting 20-25years ago. His “mother” tree was an import.
I contacted Brent from Evergreen Gardenworks for tips. Instructions were to take cuttings mid summer from last years growth. He recommended Hormex #8 rooting hormone which I forgot to procure before doing this. I used the one I had but it’s much weaker. I also found a good deal on an led grow light that I’ll set up in my basement and put them under during winter.
Rooting can take up to a year or more and best case scenario I might get 1 or 2 to take. This will be an annual activity for me and my hope is that in my later years of life I’ll have a good collection of Ezo to pass on to the bonsai community.
Pics of my donor plant and it’s “mother” at the end along with a close up of the tiny foliage.