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8-May-2004

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Bart Thomas(deceased)

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Carl wrote:

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Maybe I'm wrong - maybe this isn't a myth. Some of the very knowledgable maple enthusiasts over on Gardenweb Maples - who have a lot more experience than I do with propagating maples - do feel that many of the cultivars are weaker on their own roots.

I remember hearing a statement to that effect, I think, by Brent Walston, in one of the excellent articles on his website.

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8-May-2004	#22
BrianBay9 Trunk Collector Join Date: Sep-2003 Location: Loveland, CO Country: USA USDA Zone: 4 or 5? AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,367	I have airlayered Kamagata, Kiyo Hime, Shishigashira, and a couple of others that escape me at the moment, precisely to get them on their own roots (no graft). They all have done pretty well. I can't say I've done the definitive experiment - that would be 20 cultivars on their own roots, side-by-side with 20 grafted, and see which grew best. So far I can only conclude that the cultivars will do OK on their own. Brian __________________ There's a difference between taking your art seriously, and taking yourself too seriously.

8-May-2004	#23
kvnharv29 bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Aug-2003 Location: Overland Park, KS Country: USA USDA Zone: 5 AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 304	Id like to see a nice demo like this on air layer a branch in the air, or at least here some tips because i have the hardest time getting a nice round ball of peat moss to stay on the branch and wrap it with plastic too. I need like 4 hands or something! -Kevin __________________ "Yes Daniel-san" -Mr. Miagi- Very addicting and extremely fun online game. Play Mercenary Mayhem here: http://mercenarymayhem.com/register.php?REF=1228

8-May-2004	#24
Phogboy bonsaiTALK Neophyte Join Date: Apr-2004 Location: San Francisco USDA Zone: 10 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 8	Question: What about root hormone? is it okay without it?

9-May-2004

#25

Cre8tive

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Originally posted by kvnharv29
Id like to see a nice demo like this on air layer a branch in the air, or at least here some tips because i have the hardest time getting a nice round ball of peat moss to stay on the branch and wrap it with plastic too. I need like 4 hands or something!

-Kevin

I have found that if you secure the botton of the bag first, (I use zip-loc freezer bags)--then fill it with your choice of propogation medium (I use spagnum moss), it is much easier than growing additional limbs.

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Cre8tive My trees hide from me! Join Date: May-2004 Location: Ocean Springs, MS Country: USA USDA Zone: 8b AHS Heat Zone: 8-9 Posts: 462	I made a pun. __________________ ART - An object or event that evokes an aesthetic reaction—a sense of beauty, appreciation, harmony, and/or pleasure; the quality, production, expression, or realm of what is beautiful or of more than ordinary significance; the class of objects subject to aesthetic criteria

23-May-2004

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Originally posted by Phogboy
Question: What about root hormone? is it okay without it?

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26-May-2004

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Originally posted by Phogboy
Question: What about root hormone? is it okay without it?

I think it is best to use some sort of rooting hormone unless it is a vigorous rooting species like willow or ficus.

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26-May-2004

#29

Bonjakob

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I've got a Chinese elm that really should be ground layered but i just can't stop being afraid that the tree would die.. is it completely safe to ground layer?

here's a pic of the nebari (if you can call this so)

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