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Japanese Red Maple Bonsai?

Posted by Bonsai Care on Dec 15, 2008

Can I grow Japanese Red Maple as Bonsai from cuttings of an outdoor tree?

Yes - but not easily.

If you want to try here’s how -

Take 6 - 8 inch softwood cuttings May/June.
Wound and treat with 1% - 2% IBA.
Stick in pearlite/sand mix and maintain mist until Fall dormancy.
Overwinter in cold frame.
Up pot in early spring.
20% to 80% success rate depending on cultivar and age of donor tree.

Probably not worth it unless you’re doing lots of cuttings.

Air layering will (usually) work if you are looking at a specific part of a tree to work with.

If you just want some small maples to work with, find a supplier of liner stock - these small trees are inexpensive and are young enough to start bonsai culture right from the start. Here’s one that will sell to the public -
http://www.sunsetgrowers.com/japanesemaple.php

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educated guess:

You can try the Air Layering technique.
References :

December 15th, 2008 | 8:51 pm
DJK:

Yes - but not easily.

If you want to try here’s how -

Take 6 - 8 inch softwood cuttings May/June.
Wound and treat with 1% - 2% IBA.
Stick in pearlite/sand mix and maintain mist until Fall dormancy.
Overwinter in cold frame.
Up pot in early spring.
20% to 80% success rate depending on cultivar and age of donor tree.

Probably not worth it unless you’re doing lots of cuttings.

Air layering will (usually) work if you are looking at a specific part of a tree to work with.

If you just want some small maples to work with, find a supplier of liner stock - these small trees are inexpensive and are young enough to start bonsai culture right from the start. Here’s one that will sell to the public -
http://www.sunsetgrowers.com/japanesemaple.php

References :
Bonsai grower - nurseryman

December 15th, 2008 | 9:31 pm
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