What kind of light do you give them through winter? And do they grow much for you in the basement?
Japanese Maples that Root from Cuttings
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Pitoon
Imperial Masterpiece
I have an LED grow station in the basement. They are provided light until their leaves drop. This late in the season they don't grow much at all, but if I can keep them alive to make it to spring they have a head start on the seedlings that germinate next season.
andrewiles
Shohin
I'm only on year 2 of trying to propagate from cuttings, but I'm also seeing big benefits from lighting. I'll find out just how much this coming spring. One interesting thing is that different cultivars take substantially different amounts of time to set new buds, and then open them. The ones that take longer seem less able to prep for winter and survive it. By placing under lights, with 16 - 18 hour simulated days, they all seem to get to that first flush of growth + bud set. I'm optimistic most will make it to spring. Last year most of mine did not put out a second flush in the fall, and also never woke up in the spring.
Unfortunately my cuttings are not allowed in the house. So my setup is in the garage:
Unfortunately my cuttings are not allowed in the house. So my setup is in the garage:
Has anyone attempted Noel yet? It's a variegated sport from Shin Deshojo.
I'm also curious whether anyone has had success with any of the Sieboldianum cultivars. I attempted to layer "Little Leaf" from Conifer Kingdom this year but it bridged the cut.
Shirasawanum cultivars are another I don't remember seeing in the lists.
I'm also curious whether anyone has had success with any of the Sieboldianum cultivars. I attempted to layer "Little Leaf" from Conifer Kingdom this year but it bridged the cut.
Shirasawanum cultivars are another I don't remember seeing in the lists.
andrewiles
Shohin
Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' layers easily. I haven't tried cuttings.
Ohmy222
Shohin
Updated table. Slow year for me as I had quite a bit of travel. I lost a lot of small material (cuttings, small layers, and grafts) this past winter. Being in Georgia, I normally put everything on the ground with some leaves/mulch and it they are normally fine. This past Christmas it got down to single digits and I guess i should have protected more. Not a major loss but had hoped to share/trade some material. I experimented a lot with the medium and location to mixed results. I am likely to stop adding new cultivars and focus on what I have unless it is one I am looking to replace or truly different.
| Cultivar | Cutting | Layer | Notes |
| Akaji nishiki | Y | Y | |
| Akita Yatsubusa | Y | Y | |
| Allen's Gold | Y | Y | |
| Amagi shigure | Died, Did Not Try | ||
| Ao Kanzashi | Y | Y | Easy |
| Aoba jo | Have Not Tried | ||
| Aoyagi | Y | Y | |
| Arakawa | Y | Y | Easy |
| Aratama | Y | Died | |
| Baton Rougue | Y | Y | Easy |
| Beni Chidori | Have Not Tried | ||
| Beni hagoromo | Have Not Tried | ||
| Beni hime | Failed Cuttings | ||
| Beni hoshi | Died, Did Not Try | ||
| Beni Maiko | Y | Y | Easy |
| Beni otome | Y | ||
| Beni tsukasa | Y | Y | |
| Bihou | Failed Cuttings and Layers | ||
| Bloodgood | Y | Y | Low percentage cuttings |
| Bonfire | Y | Y | Easy |
| Calico | Y | ||
| Caperci Dwarf | Y | Y | |
| Carll's Corner | Died, Did Not Try | ||
| Chi otome | Y | ||
| Chiri hime | Have Not Tried | ||
| Chiyo hime | Y | Y | |
| Chuguji | Have Not Tried | ||
| Coonaria pygmy | Y | ||
| Coral Magic | Y | ||
| Coral Pink | Have Not Tried | ||
| Corallinum | Y | Cuttings struck but died | |
| Cynthia's crown jewel | Have Not Tried | ||
| Deshojo | Y | Y | |
| Deshojo nishiki | Y | Weak on its roots | |
| Dixie Delight | Y | Cuttings Failed | |
| Eimini | Failed Cuttings | ||
| Glowing embers | Have Not Tried | ||
| Hagoromo | Have Not Tried | ||
| Hanezu hagoromo | Have Not Tried | ||
| Higasayama | Y | Y | |
| Hime shojo | Died, Did Not Try | ||
| Hino tori nishiki | Failed Cuttings | ||
| Hogyuko | Failed Cuttings | ||
| Hubble's Supercork | Y | Y | |
| Ibo juhi | Y | Y | |
| Ibo Nishiki | Y | ||
| Ichigyogi | Failed Cuttings | ||
| Iso chidori | Have Not Tried | ||
| Isobel | Y | Y | Easy |
| Issai Nishiki | Y | Y | Easy |
| Jewels | Y | Y | Layered but died later |
| Johnnie's Pink | Y | Y | Easy |
| Johnnie's Seedling | Y | Y | Easy |
| Kamagata | Y | Y | Easy |
| Karasugawa | Y | Y | Easy |
| Kashima | Y | Y | Easy |
| Katsura | Y | Y | Easy |
| Katsura hime | Y | Y | Easy |
| Kawahara rose | Y | Y | Easy |
| Ki hachijo | Have Not Tried | ||
| Kiyo Hime | Y | Y | Easy |
| Ko chidori | Y | Y | Easy |
| Komachi hime | Y | ||
| Koto Maru | Y | ||
| Kotohime | Y | Easy | |
| Koto-no-ito | Have Not Tried | ||
| Kureani jishi | Have Not Tried | ||
| Kuro hime | Have Not Tried | ||
| Lima gold | Y | Died | |
| Mikawa yatsubusa | Y | ||
| Mila | Y | ||
| Mimaye | Died, Did Not Try | ||
| Miss piggy | Have Not Tried | ||
| Murasaki kiyohime | Y | Y | |
| Mure hibari | Y | Died | |
| Nishiki Gawa | Y | Y | Easy |
| Nishiki Sho | Y | Y | Easy |
| Nishiki yamato | Y | Y | Easy |
| Odd otto | Have Not Tried | ||
| Oki kasame | Y | ||
| Okushimo | Y | Y | Low percentage cuttings |
| Olsen's frosted strawberry | Y | Y | Low percentage cuttings |
| Orange Dream | Y | Y | |
| Osakazuki | Failed Cuttings | ||
| Oto hime | Y | Easy | |
| Otome zakura | Y | Easy | |
| Peaches and Cream | Y | Y | |
| Phoenix | Y | Y | Easy |
| Rhode Island Red | Y | Y | Seem weak on its own roots |
| Ruslyn in the pink | Have Not Tried | ||
| Ryoku ryu | Y | Y | |
| Ryusen | Y | ||
| Sagara nishiki | Have Not Tried | ||
| Saiho | Y | Y | Low percentage cuttings |
| Sango kaku | Y | Y | Easy |
| Sazanami | Y | Y | Easy |
| Scarlet Wonder | Y | Y | Low percentage cuttings; layers seem weak |
| Seigen | Y | Y | Easy |
| Seigen Aureum | Y | Y | Low percentage cuttings |
| Seigen rubrum | Y | Y | Easy |
| Seiryu | Y | Y | Easy |
| Seiun kaku | Y | ||
| Sekka yatsubusa | Died, Did Not Try | ||
| Sharp's pygmy | Y | Y | |
| Shidava Gold | Died, Did Not Try | ||
| Shigitatsusawa | Failed Cuttings and Layer | ||
| Shin Chishio | Y | Y | |
| Shindeshojo | Y | Y | |
| Shishigashira | Y | Y | |
| Shishio hime | Y | Have Not Tried | |
| Shojo nomura | Have Not Tried | ||
| Summer gold | Have Not Tried | ||
| Tama hime | Died, Did Not Try | ||
| Tsukasa dwarf | Have Not Tried | ||
| Tsuma gaki | Y | Layer seems weak on roots; layer died | |
| Twombley's Red Sentinel | Y | Layer seems weak on roots | |
| Ueno Homare | Y | Y | Easy |
| Versicolor | Died, Did Not Try | ||
| Wilson's pink dwarf | Died, Did Not Try | ||
| Yama hime | Y | ||
| Yuri Hime | Y | Y | Easy |
19Mateo83
Masterpiece
Kotohime airlayers very easily.
Ininaatigoons
Shohin
Had successful airlayers with Noel. Happy to report so far doing well on own roots as well.
Ininaatigoons
Shohin
Separated Nakakamodo Weeping air layer today. Looks to be good enough so I'll update next spring.
Ninecloud
Yamadori
different than mentioned that was layered this year:
Tobiosho - 1 month 20 days
Summer gold - 1 month/easy
Ikandi - easy
Cuttings that took, all using groddan gro-blocks
Ibo Nishiki
Ikandi
Shin hikasa
Mila
Naruto trident
Tobiosho - 1 month 20 days
Summer gold - 1 month/easy
Ikandi - easy
Cuttings that took, all using groddan gro-blocks
Ibo Nishiki
Ikandi
Shin hikasa
Mila
Naruto trident
Ininaatigoons
Shohin
Separated Ueno Yama, Summer Gold, and Patsy today to add to the list of airlayers. Started sometime in May.
Ninecloud
Yamadori
Separated a Fascination today. Got a lot of callusing, twice the size of the trunk, this thing took the longest to root this year. Started May 1st, separated with minimal roots,
Ninecloud
Yamadori
my stuff is uninteresting but here are some
Attachments
You've been busy!!!
Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
Anyone try Mizuho beni or Yezo nishiki varieties?
Just saw them on Conifer Kingdom's web site.
I purchased a couple of small ones of those varieties along with an orange dream and a Katsura.
If I can get my technique together on the easy ones and am successful, Ill try these new ones and see if they are successful but it might take me a couple years to get confident with taking cuttings.
If the cuttings work, Ill try air layering them which I have more confidence in my technique and have been successful doing.
Just saw them on Conifer Kingdom's web site.
I purchased a couple of small ones of those varieties along with an orange dream and a Katsura.
If I can get my technique together on the easy ones and am successful, Ill try these new ones and see if they are successful but it might take me a couple years to get confident with taking cuttings.
If the cuttings work, Ill try air layering them which I have more confidence in my technique and have been successful doing.
andrewiles
Shohin
Not really what you're asking, but Mizuho Beni air layers easily. Even on relatively small branches. I haven't tried cuttings.
