Mame contest entry's

[Underdog]

Third and final attempt.
Parthenocissus quinquefolia, known as Virginia creeper

I wanted to do a deciduous local native but, also something different. (weird)
This was plucked from my yard this summer after being repeatedly mowed over all year. Figured with that much will to live it deserved a chance on the third string. I hope to be able to build some interesting ramification with a naked judging date in our winter months. We'll see. Good luck to all and have fun with this.

 

[GSCarlson]

Almost at the deadline, so I had better get my three posted..

Entry #1
Tiger Bark Ficus. I took this cutting this last May. 9cm from rim to highest point.

 

[GSCarlson]

Entry #2
Key Lime. Grown from a seed in early '16. 17cm to highest point.

 

[GSCarlson]

Entry #3
Western Sand Cherry. In the spring of '18 I will take an airlayer from somewhere, not sure yet. Maybe at the spot in the second pic.

 

[CasAH]

Ginkgo

 

[CasAH]

Hinoki cypress

 

[TyroTinker]

Ok here it goes, why not

Japanese maple (air layer)


Norway maple (for fun)


Catawba Crape Myrtle cutting (if it survives)


I don't have much for choices but I thought it would be fun to play

 

[Soldano666]

So with one day left for entries I was under my bench and found buds popping on this Siberian elm branch I cut off about a month ago and threw in a pot. By far the largest cutting ive ever had take. I guess I know what to do with it now. Here is my 3rd entry.

 

[Stan Kengai]

Okay, I'll play in hopes that this will encourage me to keep working this plant. This is a small-leaf selection of Trident maple from Warren Hill. This plant was air-layered in 2015. First picture shows the plant just separated from the mother. It was a nicely shaped twin trunk, with a bulging pot and roots coming out of the top and bottom of the pot.


Over the first winter, the second trunk died. Turns out, instead of the pot being full of roots, it was 90% filled with callus tissue. I removed as much of the callus as I could, being careful not to injure the few good roots I had. I planted it in a plastic sieve in a open mix soil, but it limped along that first year.

At repotting time this spring, I was surprised to see good root growth. I was a little less judicious in removing further callus material and sections of die-back. The plant has grown pretty healthily this year, and I think it is time to start working it. Below are pictures from today.




A good bit of the trunk is buried, but the base is about 3 inches wide. This spring I plan to pot it higher up in a deeper, narrower pot to expose the base and to get the roots to grow downward.

 

[amcoffeegirl]

Ok there's mine.
Going all the way from scratch with this one.

 

[Starfox]

My Coprosma is dead, totally rotted.

So I present Mr Ficus root cutting.

 

[tree4me]

I'll give it a shot since its a 3 year contest. Here is a cutting of Green Island Ficus I struck in March this year. Placed it one of the few pots I have. The other has since passed(on the right)

Here it is today.

 

[Ironbeaver]

Okay, I'm in at the wire.
First: Ficus Carica 'negronne' cutting

Second: Bougainvillea 'pink pixie'

Third: myrtus communis
(The cutting in front. I'll separate it as soon as I can)

 

[Victorim]

Going to do the Birch along side but will stick with these three:

1. Dwarf Willow (Salix 'Boydii')


2. Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis)


3. Prickly Heath (Gaultheria mucronata)

 

[Salcomine]

1. Amur maple

2. Lodgepole pine

3. Azalea

 

[Mimstrel]

My third entry - purchased before midnight local time on 8/20. 2-3 year old Korean hornbeam... sight unseen! Can't wait for it to arrive... I will post an update once that happens

 

[StoneCloud]

My final entry is a Rosemary !!!

Bought as nursery stock. Pic is from earlier today. I've cut it down much more. Better pics tomorrow.

 

[Mimstrel]

Update - received my hornbeam today!

 

[defra]

Totaly forgot to make this post:

Entry thread for the mame contest is now closed.

Thnx for joining i am looking forward to see all those great progressions !


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