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Originally Posted by Bob2
I have air layered many times. I was unable to airl ayer a Japanese maple. The branch just died after about 6 weeks. Is there a special way to treat Japanese maples?
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I haven't found that Japanese maples (
Acer palmatum) require anything special. I simply remove a ring of bark and proceed as usual. Supposedly the laceleaf cultivars are harder to layer, but I've had reasonable success in my limited attempts with these as well.
Acer shirasawanum `aureum' is another story. I've found this one to be more tempermental but (knock on wood) after two failed attempts, I am currently getting roots on a couple of layers I took this year before budbreak.
Best regards,
Carl