Red Maple Cuttings in progress

[Jrmcmich]

Those look very healthy

 

[Darth Masiah]

they've been growing nicely. I've been spraying now and then after a bunch of raining days with Microthiol Disperss micronized sulfer, and i haven't really seen any blackspot.

 

[MGTT]

Funny that you posted today-I’ve had a seedling I ‘found’ somewhere in our gravel path earlier this year. On a whim I pulled it up and put it in the grow bed, having no idea what it was, other than it was growing quickly.

I believe now that it’s a red maple based on your pics - I’m not aware of any red maples near me (only sugar). But, maybe a bird brought the seed??

It was extending a lot, but the deer got to it. Interestingly, it threw a number of shoots from the base.

Now, I’m thinking that this might become something - your progress has been impressive in pots, maybe a few years of ground growing…

Thanks for posting-it’s motivated me to continue working with this.

 

[Darth Masiah]

taking wire off this years two cuttings

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Great starts.

 

[Darth Masiah]

 

[Shogun610]

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Dude…..

 

[Darth Masiah]

i haven't tried airlayering a red maple yet.

 

[Darth Masiah]

this cutting suffered major damaged in a recent wind storm. big sad face. put it back in a colander with a smaller particle size mix of lava/pumice/coco coir at around 2/2/1

 

[Jrmcmich]

What % of lava, pumice and coir do you use?

 

[Darth Masiah]

What % of lava, pumice and coir do you use?

i take my folgers black silk measuring cup and add 1 scoop coco, 2 scoops lava, 2 scoops pumice