Jrmcmich
Shohin
Those look very healthy
Red Maple Cuttings in progress
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Darth Masiah
Omono
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.
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
Omono
taking wire off this years two cuttings
Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
Great starts.
Darth Masiah
Omono
Shogun610
Masterpiece
Darth Masiah
Omono
i haven't tried airlayering a red maple yet.
Darth Masiah
Omono
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
Shohin
What % of lava, pumice and coir do you use?
Darth Masiah
Omono
i take my folgers black silk measuring cup and add 1 scoop coco, 2 scoops lava, 2 scoops pumice
Darth Masiah
Omono
Tieball
Masterpiece
Years ago I found a red maple. And wanted to root it higher than the soil level. I chose to build up the soil around the tree trunk so the new ground level was about an inch over where I wanted the nee roots to form. I used natural fertile soil from the growing area. I created a new circle of soil for about two foot out all around. Then I pulled the soil away from the trunk and removed a oneand a half inch ring around the bark. I scraped and cleaned the inner trunk so there was no cambium at all left on the ring. I returned the soil back around the trunk. Packed it down to semi solid. Covered the entire new soil area with leaves and whatever was around. Watered it and let the natural soil moisture take over. I did return a few times with water because of a hot spring dry spell. The new roots grew very well. I saw cut the ground trunk away in early autumn. I used a tool to nibble away the trunk remains under the new tree up to where the new roots formed. The ground layer worked better for me.
