Maple with 3 propagation methods at the same time..crazy!
Posted: November 29th, 2023, 7:04 pm
Hi fellow bonsai enthusiast,
Just wanted to show a Dissectum Autumn fire that i 3 seperate propergation methods going all at the same time, all on the 1 tree,
The tree is a Dissectum Autumn fire that is grafted about 50-60 cm high.
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Firstly I didnt like the graft to be so high so i decided to place a airlayer about 5cm below the graft on the root stock to eventually get a shorter tree, I saw that there are already roots in the layer and it should continue to grow further.
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So since the bottom root stock would eventually be disposed of after i remove the top airlayer, i decided to graft a Germaines Gyration weeping maple to the bottom of the Root stock from the Autumn fire. This graft has taken and the new cultivar has been growing strong.
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And thirdly i used the branches up top of the Autumn fire to approach graft onto another seperate standard Acer palmatum tree which has a twin trunk on it, and i have used this to approach graft 2 branches ( from the Autumn Fire ) to eventually get another Autumn Fire tree with a low twin trunk style.
Ill leave these untill end of summer and by then the graft should of healed together by then.
[image][/image]
This was the first time i have tried multiple grafts and a airlayer on the same tree, but thinking about it, there shouldn't be any reason why each of them shouldn't work so i just decided to give it a go and learn from it.
Just wanted to show a Dissectum Autumn fire that i 3 seperate propergation methods going all at the same time, all on the 1 tree,
The tree is a Dissectum Autumn fire that is grafted about 50-60 cm high.
[image][/image]
Firstly I didnt like the graft to be so high so i decided to place a airlayer about 5cm below the graft on the root stock to eventually get a shorter tree, I saw that there are already roots in the layer and it should continue to grow further.
[image][/image]
So since the bottom root stock would eventually be disposed of after i remove the top airlayer, i decided to graft a Germaines Gyration weeping maple to the bottom of the Root stock from the Autumn fire. This graft has taken and the new cultivar has been growing strong.
[image][/image]
And thirdly i used the branches up top of the Autumn fire to approach graft onto another seperate standard Acer palmatum tree which has a twin trunk on it, and i have used this to approach graft 2 branches ( from the Autumn Fire ) to eventually get another Autumn Fire tree with a low twin trunk style.
Ill leave these untill end of summer and by then the graft should of healed together by then.
[image][/image]
This was the first time i have tried multiple grafts and a airlayer on the same tree, but thinking about it, there shouldn't be any reason why each of them shouldn't work so i just decided to give it a go and learn from it.
