Japanese Maple update
In continuation of the earlier Japanese maple post…maybe this new photo gives a clue to my plans. Again, how would you improve this tree?
In continuation of the earlier Japanese maple post…maybe this new photo gives a clue to my plans. Again, how would you improve this tree?
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So what branbch in the older photo are you airlayering? And what is the overall plan?
Rusty,
I’m air layering the lower right branch. The first post has a photo of the whole tree. I’m hoping people will offer their ideas of what they would do to improve this tree. I have a plan…but I’m not going to divulge it quite yet!
Best,
Michael
Well I’m thinking either use the airlayer or just another maple of the same kind to create a 2nd trunk. this tree would make a great double trunk with that branch gone. Am I close?
Dannon,
You got it! That’s my thought too. Only it really has to be from this tree or the characteristics will be different: leaf, bark color, everything. So I’ll be fusing the branch to the right side of the root base, probably next spring.
Best
Michael
How about a nice raft after salvaging the air layer? Integrate the air layer into the raft grouping?
I’m curious approx how long you left this on for before removing? Also, did you use a Syringe to water this and if so how often?
The airlayer was left on one year. If it had been a young tree that was growing hard, I probably could have taken it off in 4 or 5 months, in the early summer. Being an old tree with a lower energy, the roots took a bit longer to form. I did monitor the water in the spagnum moss, and this bag actually held too much, so at one point I took the bag off and let it dry a bit before rewrapping it.