Large Maple Air Layer- A whole new world

[EnderStar101]

It doesn't look like a standard JM to me but it is impossible to determine what cultivar it could be. There are 1000s of maple varieties and many look very similar

Knowing that it doesn't look like a standard JM is enough for me, it's hard to find much information at all. Was just curious because that tree's foliage looks like a carbon copy of what we have and it's same area

 

[LuZiKui]

Out of curiosity, would you happen to have an idea about what kind of JM that is? If it's a standard JM or a cultivar?

No idea really. I've kinda poked around and looked at some of the main cultivars and it doesn't really look like them. I'm assuming it was something that was picked up at a nursery or big box store many many years ago.

 

[EnderStar101]

I know this might not be an appropriate question for this thread, but if a seed was taken from that tree and planted, would it be a standard JM or that cultivar?

 

[Maiden69]

I am all for taking layers, but the fact that this ones are so large and void of any branching for a few feet makes me think that it is not worth it, unless you plan on using them as ornamental trees. Or, in order to bring the branched area lower to use it as a mother stock for future layers.

I would rather buy a decent tall ladder and layer branches from up higher that would be worthy of using for bonsai.

 

[leatherback]

I know this might not be an appropriate question for this thread, but if a seed was taken from that tree and planted, would it be a standard JM or that cultivar?

anything from seed is regular. It could have tributes of a cultivar but should never be named that cultivar.

 

[Hack Yeah!]

Listening to your line of more time than money... I'd recommend cutting it down to your tapered bonsai line and healing the chop for a year or 2 intact on the mother tree, if it develops well layer in '26 or '27