Darth Masiah
Omono
yeah, looks like code's grey tree frog.
i was wondering if he was still around... yep
i was wondering if he was still around... yep
Koto Hime Maple Progression
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Hack Yeah!
Omono
, when I first read this I thought surely this is a prank to get someone peed on
Darth Masiah
Omono
chopping the top off next year.
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
Whats the Blue line for, you want to ground layer? I wouldnt.
Darth Masiah
Omono
no layering yet. next year ill be growing branches out after chopping.
NateDyk47
Shohin
Wow, that's some crazy back budding! Thanks for the detailed progression thread, I enjoyed it.when it's finished walling off it'll start pushing new growth below the layer like if you pruned the branch off already.
Do you have plans for all those cuttings & layers? Are you selling them?
Darth Masiah
Omono
i planned on selling some cuttings around the 2nd or 3rd year.
NateDyk47
Shohin
When you do, I am interested
Darth Masiah
Omono
Perplexody
Shohin
i had a kotohime i was excited to work on about 2 season ago that got an infection starting right at the root base. i lost it unfortunately and havent come across another, even at the nursery i got the original.
if you do sell these beauties i definitely want one, it'd still be some time to get back to the point my tree was in diameter but man are they neat
Darth Masiah
Omono
almost 2yr old cutting from post #94
queenofsheba52
Chumono
Please put me in line to buy a cutting, they look awesome.
Darth Masiah
Omono
at one year old, 3/2020,
now at four and a half years old, 12/2023
now at four and a half years old, 12/2023
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Seems like some decent thickening happening there.
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
Nice progress! I have one of these im contemplating buying back from @ConorDash for the right price
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On the right as sold
!On the right as sold
Darth Masiah
Omono
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Great to see this level of trunk-budding. Very cool.
How will you treat the cuttings? (I took a stack like this of my arakawa over winter; Am thinking putting it in a plastic baggie once the buds show signs of opening and then treat them like I would softwood cuttings, but I am very much open to alternative routes with better promise!)
Darth Masiah
Omono
yeah, this cultivar's the shit
yep, pretty much what i do, too; treat hardwood cuttings like you were taking softwood cuttings after leaves harden off. i have all my cuttings in see through totes form walmart. easy to lift lid and give them some air exchange. other things that have increased my propagation percentage:
only one year old shoots with terminal bud.
soaking the razor cut ends in clonex
using a fast draining, but moisture retentive substrate that that holds its shape firmly so to speak. I've
read of the opinion that the root forming callus does better with the right amout of pressure from the substrate, while still having that space for gas exchange. using coco coir as the highest. percentage of my substrate mix has helped my success rates tremendously.
taking cuttings right before/as the tree is waking up.
wish i could just use this setup, but there's always one cat that tries to sit on the dome
