taking cuttings

scott13

i have a maple think it is a silver leaf i am going to be doing some trimming this fall and there are some small limbs that have come up on the bottom of the trunk i want to get rid of will i be able to get these to root if so any help would me nice
Thanks in advance

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Camay123

If, you only cut them in fall liked mention, your best bet would be to cut them once they have loose their leaves, and place them in the fridge till next spring.

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Debby

Hi there, I was under the impression that japanese maples can't be started from cuttings. Could you elaborate on the refrigerator procedure that you mentioned?

pettiger15

I also have a maple and had to trim it and wondered if i could get them to root. from what your saying i could take the cuttings in fall and place them in the fridge till next spring? What do i need to do while they are in the fridge? And what do i do after i take them out? Is it not possible to get them to root by just planting the cuttings.

Repotter

Why remove them from the tree just to put them in the fridge? Leave them on the tree until spring and when the sap starts to flow cut them off and place them in the rooting soil. You will have a much better chance for them to root in the spring.

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gregb

I wonder where you got that impression? I have been having success with rooting cuttings from a Japanese mountain maple I received from a friend since 2003. The mother tree is shohin size, so there aren't many cuttings to be taken in the spring (best time to take cuttings) I have 10 rooted cuttings that come from 2003 to 2007. They aren't as easy as elm or serissa are to root, but it is possible.

In early spring, I watch the buds and when they begin to swell (usually mid-March) and even open up a little bit, I take cuttings. I dip them in rooting hormone powder as soon as I prune them off. I don't let them lay around and dry out; as soon as I dip them in the hormone, I gang them up in a pot and water them in. Then I never let them dry out; watering them in the morning and misting the leaves in the afternoon/evening. The first year I tried it, I had 100% success with the 5 cuttings I took. It has leveled out to 50% and has been as low as 30%. It is definitely faster than growing from seed and cuttings develop a better radial nebari if done carefully.

I used to put cuttings in water and tried the refrigerator method. I found that mildew did the ones in the fridge in and if you aren't religious about changing the cutting water, a gelatinous goo usually does them in. I have much better luck rooting them in soil and in the spring when the tree is active and the weather steadily warms up gently taking the cuttings into the growing season.

Repotter

Amen, Greg. Thats all there is to it Debby.

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scott13

thanks all of you for your help