Ruddigger
Omono
Maples tend to do really poorly in Southern California, especially if you are inland, like I am. High heat, mild winters, and terrible alkaline hard water make purchasing maples a waste of money.
So I purchased this standard Acer Palmatum from a nursery in February 2020.
In March 2020 I transplanted it to a concrete mixing tub with holes drilled in it.
December 2020 I chopped it back.
February 2021 I repotted it into a grow box.
February 2022 I put it into a Nao Tokutake oval.
And experimented with thread grafting.
December 2022. You can see just how terrible the nebari is in this picture just one big root on each side, then the other roots come out about 3” below those.
Spring of 2023 I did a bunch of root grafts, and it went back into a grow box. The thread grafts I did on the roots took, the approach grafts all failed except for one. In December 2023 I ripped off all the approach grafts and wired the tree after leaf drop.
February 2024, ground layering and repotting at a new angle back into the grow box.
So I purchased this standard Acer Palmatum from a nursery in February 2020.
In March 2020 I transplanted it to a concrete mixing tub with holes drilled in it.
December 2020 I chopped it back.
February 2021 I repotted it into a grow box.
February 2022 I put it into a Nao Tokutake oval.
And experimented with thread grafting.
December 2022. You can see just how terrible the nebari is in this picture just one big root on each side, then the other roots come out about 3” below those.
Spring of 2023 I did a bunch of root grafts, and it went back into a grow box. The thread grafts I did on the roots took, the approach grafts all failed except for one. In December 2023 I ripped off all the approach grafts and wired the tree after leaf drop.
February 2024, ground layering and repotting at a new angle back into the grow box.
