Red Maple Cuttings in progress

[queenofsheba52]

I just read through your thread. Success is so satisfying! Very pretty trees.

 

[Darth Masiah]

plus potted twisty. lets see how big it'll get next year with some escape roots. it definitely would've thickened a little more this year if i hadn't taken cuttings, but it was a nice trade.

 

[Shogun610]

Illl take the one in the right thanks

 

[Darth Masiah]

trunk cleaning service getting some overtime in

 

[czaczaja]

Amazing progress. I might steal your idea for securing the pots to the table. It's pretty windy where I live and its always an issue..

 

[Darth Masiah]

 

[WavyGaby]

trunk cleaning service getting some overtime in

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Cool tree. Is that a slug? I always figured they were bad news for a tree and a sign of excessive moisture.

 

[Darth Masiah]

Is that a slug? I always figured they were bad news for a tree and a sign of excessive moisture.

leopard slug. this is the only type i usually see in my area eating alge off my trees or pots. seems some of them really love the Japanese green top cut paste. i just thump them into the yard.

 

[Darth Masiah]

took a lot more cuttings on that 15min break than i thought.

 

[Arbol]

When you initially took your cuttings, you used half a water bottle as a dome. How long do you keep them in this dome for?

 

[Darth Masiah]

When you initially took your cuttings, you used half a water bottle as a dome. How long do you keep them in this dome for?

till i started seeing new growth coming out, then you know you have roots. if i didn't have cats, I'd keep the cuttings under the tables out of direct sunlight until the new growth gets strong/starts hardening off.

 

[Darth Masiah]

 

[ERClover]

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Can’t want to see how these progress this year. Have a Rubrum I pulled last year in the height of summer and it barely missed a beat. They are remarkable trees.

 

[Darth Masiah]

oh, the patina

 

[Darth Masiah]

cool flowering. yeah, i plucked the dead one out.

what kind of organism is those little black dots?

 

[GreatLakesBrad]

Sweet lichen action.... nice work!

 

[Darth Masiah]

 

[Darth Masiah]

 

[Darth Masiah]

set these guys on the bench to enjoy the next couple days of rainy, overcast weather. they appear to be doing good.

 

[Darth Masiah]