Japanese Maples that Root from Cuttings
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discusmike
Omono
After 7 years of attempts at rooting Seigen I’ve had success this summer, hopefully they make it threw winter, but they do root from cuttings, and mine is the real deal.
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
Thank you for sharing. 
AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
Thanks a lot. I'll copy/paste your table in my private folders, with due reference.
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You able to sell one or two of those?
AJL
Chumono
whats a ''herbaceous cutting''?
InstilledChaos
Yamadori
PaulH
Omono
Koto hime is very easy both for cuttings and layers.
Ohmy222
Shohin
Updated. Much slower year propagating this year but added some. Tweaked the notes a bit. Played around with different soil mixes for cuttings and a heating pad and none of the tests were better than what I had done the couple of years before. Next year I will try different horomones. I use Clonex now but would like to try powders and dip solutions. Also, will try soaking overnight in water.
| Cultivar | Cutting | Layer | Notes |
| Akaji nishiki | Y | Y | |
| Akita Yatsubusa | Y | Y | |
| Allen's Gold | Y | Y | |
| Amagi shigure | Have Not Tried | ||
| Ao Kanzashi | Y | Y | |
| Aoyagi | Y | ||
| Arakawa | Y | Y | |
| Aratama | Y | ||
| Baton Rougue | Y | Y | Easy |
| Beni Chidori | Have Not Tried | ||
| Beni hagoromo | Have Not Tried | ||
| Beni hime | Failed Cuttings | ||
| Beni hoshi | Plant Died | ||
| Beni Maiko | Y | Y | Easy |
| Beni tsukasa | Y | Y | |
| Bihou | Failed Cuttings and Layer | ||
| Bloodgood | Y | Y | |
| Bonfire | Y | Y | Easy |
| Calico | Y | ||
| Caperci Dwarf | Y | Y | |
| Carll's Corner | Have Not Tried | ||
| 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 | |
| Deshojo | Y | Y | |
| Deshojo nishiki | Y | Weak on its roots | |
| Dixie Delight | Y | Cuttings Failed | |
| Eimini | Failed Cuttings | ||
| Hagoromo | Have Not Tried | ||
| Hanezu hagoromo | Have Not Tried | ||
| Higasayama | Y | Y | |
| Hime shojo | Plant Died | ||
| 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 | ||
| Issai Nishiki | Y | Y | Easy |
| Jewels | Y | ||
| Johnnie's Pink | Y | Y | Easy |
| Johnnie's Seedling | Y | Y | |
| Jordan | Y | Full moon maple | |
| Kamagata | Y | Y | |
| Karahawa rose | Y | Y | Easy |
| Karasugawa | Y | Y | Easy |
| Kashima | Y | Y | Easy |
| Katsura | Y | Y | Easy |
| Katsura hime | Y | Y | Easy |
| Ki hachijo | Have Not Tried | ||
| Kiyo Hime | Y | Y | Easy |
| Ko chidori | Y | Easy | |
| Komanche hime | Y | ||
| Kotohime | Y | Easy | |
| Kureani jishi | Have Not Tried | ||
| Kuro hime | Have Not Tried | ||
| Lima gold | Y | ||
| Mikawa yatsubusa | Y | ||
| Mimaye | Plant Died | ||
| Murasaki kiyohime | Y | Y | |
| Mure hibari | Y | ||
| Nishiki Gawa | Y | Y | Easy |
| Nishiki Sho | Y | Y | |
| Nishiki yamato | Y | Y | |
| Odd otto | Have Not Tried | ||
| Oki kasame | Y | ||
| Okushimo | Y | Y | Low percentage cuttings |
| Olsen's frosted strawberry | Y | Have Not Tried | |
| 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 | ||
| Ryusen | Y | ||
| 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 | Have Not Tried | ||
| Sharp's pygmy | Y | Y | |
| Shidava Gold | Have Not Tried | ||
| Shigitatsusawa | Failed Cuttings and Layer | ||
| Shin Chishio | Y | Y | |
| Shindeshojo | Y | Y | |
| Shishigashira | Y | Y | |
| Shishio hime | Have Not Tried | ||
| Shojo nomura | |||
| Summer gold | |||
| Tama hime | |||
| Tsuma gaki | Y | Layer seems weak on roots | |
| Twombley's Red Sentinel | Y | Layer seems weak on roots | |
| Ueno Homare | Y | Y | Easy |
| Versicolor | Have Not Tried | ||
| Wilson's pink dwarf | Have Not Tried | ||
| Yama hime | Have Not Tried | ||
| Yuri Hime | Y | Y | Easy |
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@Ohmy222 did you try an air layer on ibo nishiki? Was planning on attempting it this spring.
andrewiles
Shohin
Great data @Ohmy222. Thanks for sharing. How are you liking that Allen's Gold? On my list but very hard to find.
I think everything in this thread is softwood cuttings or air layers. Anyone had success with hardwood cuttings? I'm trying some this year since they often come for free during late winter pruning. Andrea Meriggioli's book makes it sound easy. I've rooted Arakawa from hardwood but that's it so far. Haven't tried many though.
I think everything in this thread is softwood cuttings or air layers. Anyone had success with hardwood cuttings? I'm trying some this year since they often come for free during late winter pruning. Andrea Meriggioli's book makes it sound easy. I've rooted Arakawa from hardwood but that's it so far. Haven't tried many though.
Use hardwood in leaf, not dormant.
Ohmy222
Shohin
I have not but sure it would be fine. My original plant died so I never tried one. Despite my failure they are regarded as very Hardy trees.
Ohmy222
Shohin
I haven’t had much success with dormant hardwood cuttings but I haven’t tried too hard either. They often will leaf out in spring but die off before forming roots. I did have a few survive though.
KiwiPlantGuy
Omono
giventofly
Mame
I have had relatively easy success at rootings from cuts from Orange Dream
MarkMaple
Seedling
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I'm having the same issue with Bloodgood. Cuttings strike but no Air Layer's, I currently have an air layer in place from last spring. I Still see no roots. I noticed Bloodgood take significantly longer to root than Green JM's.
giventofly
Mame
And I was here letting a bloodgood growing wild so I could make air layers from the branches and now I see it will not work
cbroad
Omono
I had a Bloodgood air layer take 2 years to throw 1 root, but the layer had at least a 3" diameter and that could've been the reason... Had a ton of callus tissue though.
