What cuttings do you plan to do?

Joanie

Thinking about the upcoming cuttings season, I'm actually going to plan ahead this year and concentrate on specific cuttings. Otherwise, time is spent on things that I don't really want... I just don't like throwing them away.

My efforts this year will be directed toward:

Twisted pomegranates --They strike really easily! Last year I wired the cuttings first, and I am pleased with the result. I now have nine really nice cuttings with movement right off. 100% success with these! Good shohin and larger material. Not sure that their signature twist would show up in small trees.

Lonicera Nitidas (dwarf honeysuckle) -- These strike even easier than the poms. I will also be wiring them, because they are pretty brittle and break easily when they get older. Excellent for mame.

Cork Bark Oaks-- Such a great tree, but very few reflect a good nebari and movement. The opportunity to take cuttings this year will show whether they can be successful or not. Will wire a few with a eye to a larger tree, not mame or shohin.

Olea Europa "nana-nana"-- that's what I call the one little cutting that I received from Hal Sachs a year ago, which I planted out in the beds along with the other olive cuttings. This one has very short internodes and very small leaves, even with unrestrained growth, compared with the others. Again, looking to wire the cuttings and achieve movement early, particularly with mame and shohin in mind.

Cork bark elms-- Always excellent for mame and shohin, easy to do.

Varigated elm (Geisha Girl?)-- leaves come out in pink/white/green. This tree is small and slow growing, so the cuttings will be limited, but I look forward to having some planted out in the growing bed for later. Nice interesting bark, too.

Acer palmatum (not Lions mane, but like it) I can't remember what this maple ended up being, but it has tiny leaves with extremely close internodes, arranged densely on the branch. Also very obvious striped bark, where the clusters of leaves originate. I'm going to let this one go wild and keep it just for cuttings, with an eye to shohin and mame also. (edit: it's "kotohime" I think)

That sounds like a lot, but it excludes a whole range of other interesting trees that I have planted out into growing beds for the future. There is a definite lack of shohin material in our area, and future Shohin Conventions will be looking for well thought out, carefully grown material for future workshops. All of these trees do well in our area, all take well to shohin methods (except for the cork oaks) In five years, some of them will be really worthwhile if I do them right.

So, what cuttings are you planning, and what goals do you have in mind when you take them?

Joanie

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Rock Chester

All those same as you. We must have simalar tastes. Or live around each other,wink.

Seriously Cork oaks are difficult from cutting. I wish you well. Your greenhouse my give you an advantage.

I wish someone would do trident maples cuttings by the 1000s around here, Ive been dying to do a dugz bonsai style wraparound. Any body know of a source??

ps. If you come over and help me pot up some trees for future club workshops I will give you some pom. olive and cork oak and elm, minis to play with. That goes for any other SD bonsai nuts too!

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nsmar4211

Wow Joanie, no wonder you needed to plan!

Not much here, just the usual Portulacaria's... maybe some ficus... am going to try some Jaboticaba but not expecting much luck out of those. Debated on buying some seed... and then got a reality check to pay the extra money to get started stuff .

Graydon

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I have to finish building my misting bench with bottom heat and shade cloth before I can start this. With the right equipment and method I hope to have a good batch of pines this year.

If I have space perhaps some pyracantha as I have 2 huge trees on the easement in my yard for larger cuttings and some various satsuki azalea later in the season.

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RedPine

I took some largish weeping willow cuttings and plan to do a few nerrifolia later this summer.

007

I've got a few prunus mume cuttings going . . . I really hope they root. This is my first attempt at getting cuttings to root.

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CScott

Zelkova cuttings for future thread graft roots.
Acer palmatums for the same purpose.

My neighbor has a trident and I am downwind. I have more seedlings than I know what to do with.

Flowering cherry cuttings because the grow great guns and they go over well to raffle off at club meetings for some quick cash for the cause.

A couple of varieties of azalea cuttings because I can't seem to throw trimmings on the compost pile.

I am growing cork bark oaks from acorns. Is there an advantage to using cuttings?

Carmen

Joanie

I don't have access to acorns here. I am not aware of a mature cork bark anywhere in the area. Would you be interesting in trading something for some acorns??

Joanie

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BrianBay9

Several mature corkbarks can be found at Quail Botanical Gardens. Perhaps Julian would be willing to part with some acorns? Cindy or Phil could facilitate.

Brian

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