Hack Yeah!
Omono
Thx, I've got about 4 maples going, this being one that I think will be part of my permanent collection. I really hope the roots look good next spring fingers crossed
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.BonScience
Sapling
Interested to see the Chishio, i'm having a hard time getting cuttings to survive. Lots of awesome samples and air layer successes!
Hack Yeah!
Omono
Actually the one cutting of chisio improved died, I think likely because I tried to wire some wiggle in it. I did separate my first airlayer off the mother plant this year and it seems very healthy.
A.P chisio improved, air layer separated about 1 month ago. Another test really, just seeing if it would layer with my methods.
Ming dynasty
Shohin
Awesome maples! I love them too. Have you had success with turface?
Ming dynasty
Shohin
Hack Yeah!
Omono
Yeah, these standards will grow in anything
Hack Yeah!
Omono
It took longer than many, probably 3+ months. I was starting to doubt it was going to work this year.
Ming dynasty
Shohin
Standard? Regular maples? Which turface product have you used and which one do you like best?
Hack Yeah!
Omono
@Ming dynasty , standard A.P., just seed grown, no specific cultivar. They tend to be bullet proof. I've only tried one turface product and it worked fine, sometimes I've mixed it with miracle grow potting soil depending on where the plant falls in my sprinkler setup. Here's a look at the product I've tried, I got it at site one landscaping in Chamblee GA. It's a great cheap alternative
Ming dynasty
Shohin
I’ll look into this one. I’m familiar with the MVP line.
BonScience
Sapling
Good to know, gonna try and layer mine after next spring growth. I also have a landscape sized osakazuki that i picked up for super cheap that i want to try and air layer but i understand that both these cultivars are hard to propagate outside of grafting (which i'll also do in the future even if air layer/cuttings don't work out) it has seeds so i'm also gonna try those and hopefully get some more to work with.
Hack Yeah!
Omono
I did a late season cutback on this tree to try to reduce the internode length, again.. it seems to work. It's fun to have the new growth when everything else is so tired by the end of summer.
My faithful but fruitless squirrel chaser bombed in there, lol
My faithful but fruitless squirrel chaser bombed in there, lol
Hack Yeah!
Omono
Couple of layers left to separate this year. Harvested one today, screwed to a board and planted back in the ground. 
AnutterBonsai
Shohin
do you literally screw it to the trunk from below? what's the watering regime for when in the ground?
Hack Yeah!
Omono
Yes, I place a short screw through the board and into the trunk, this one actually spilt the trunk a little. I don't think that'll be a problem. You just water like any landscape plant, mine are all within a sprinkler zone, so I don't really have to think about them
AnutterBonsai
Shohin
Sweet! thanks.
Since youre on the East coast I assume pumice is harder to come by, but might expanded, broken clay not be a better soil component than turface? It is cheaper as well. I can get 4 Liters exp. clay for 1 Euro. Less than half the price of the turface product you showed, I think. Give this a read
crataegus.com
crataegus.com
Life Without Turface…
…is full of sweet birdsong and rainbows. I feel the need to comment on Turface, which is still, unfortunately, a common bonsai soil component. I used Turface and Oil-Dri for years before star…
crataegus.com
Further Thoughts on Turface
A couple years back I wrote a post which became one of most viewed posts I’ve ever written. It was about Turface and similar soil ingredients like Oil-Dri and Profile, and my skepticism about…
crataegus.com
Hack Yeah!
Omono
Thanks for the links, I'll certainly remember to evaluate the full root balls when I repot.Since youre on the East coast I assume pumice is harder to come by, but might expanded, broken clay not be a better soil component than turface? It is cheaper as well. I can get 4 Liters exp. clay for 1 Euro. Less than half the price of the turface product you showed, I think. Give this a read
Life Without Turface…
…is full of sweet birdsong and rainbows. I feel the need to comment on Turface, which is still, unfortunately, a common bonsai soil component. I used Turface and Oil-Dri for years before star…Further Thoughts on Turface
A couple years back I wrote a post which became one of most viewed posts I’ve ever written. It was about Turface and similar soil ingredients like Oil-Dri and Profile, and my skepticism about…
0soyoung
Imperial Masterpiece
IMHO, the moral of these stories isSince youre on the East coast I assume pumice is harder to come by, but might expanded, broken clay not be a better soil component than turface? It is cheaper as well. I can get 4 Liters exp. clay for 1 Euro. Less than half the price of the turface product you showed, I think. Give this a read
Life Without Turface…
…is full of sweet birdsong and rainbows. I feel the need to comment on Turface, which is still, unfortunately, a common bonsai soil component. I used Turface and Oil-Dri for years before star…Further Thoughts on Turface
A couple years back I wrote a post which became one of most viewed posts I’ve ever written. It was about Turface and similar soil ingredients like Oil-Dri and Profile, and my skepticism about…
Don't put shit in Turface (fired Montmorillonite clay).
These problems don't arise if one uses a chem fert or just puts it (poo/org-fert) in teabags.
