Great looking tree Andrew, you mentioned Nishiki will bark up faster than the Arakawa? I have 3 Nishiki and Arakawa, all are about 5-7 yrs old. My Arakawa stock came from Bill Valavanis, Nishikiare from a nursery. Is there a big genetic component in the barking up that you’re aware of? My Arakawa are barking up nicely at this point, Nishiki not so much? All are field planted as well, so pretty much growing freely with unlimited resources. Just curious as I will select for the better genetics if this is a consideration. Keep up the great content!
Great video. Will you cut it back hard in the future to get the foliage closer to the trunk? Also, is it possible to cut these right back to the trunk and regrow the branches?
I think the silhouette is at an appropriate place for the current trunk size, so it doesn't need a massive cutback in my eyes. On rough-bark maples... you can't really prune back hard once bark exists on the branch, otherwise it will die rather than backbud like a normal Japanese maple
Thanks for your reply. That's good information to prevent making a mistake. Mine is an Arakawa but I guess the information holds for both trees due to the rough bark.
How can one differentiate between Arakawa and the other rough back that you mentioned. Was under the impression that there was only one rough bark variety- Arakawa. Thx
Simple but elegant. Love it! Appreciate this video~
How about an autumn garden tour? Those colors look amazing in the background!!
Great idea!! I'll see if I can squeeze that in during a break in the rain!
No snow in Fuji this October.
Lovely color this year on your Nishiki Gawa! 👏🍁
Thanks! We’ve been enjoying the color too.
Great looking tree Andrew, you mentioned Nishiki will bark up faster than the Arakawa? I have 3 Nishiki and Arakawa, all are about 5-7 yrs old. My Arakawa stock came from Bill Valavanis, Nishikiare from a nursery. Is there a big genetic component in the barking up that you’re aware of? My Arakawa are barking up nicely at this point, Nishiki not so much? All are field planted as well, so pretty much growing freely with unlimited resources. Just curious as I will select for the better genetics if this is a consideration.
Keep up the great content!
A lot of Nishikis are mis-labelled as Nishiki here in the states, I remember Bill talking about it at a lecture.
Yes that might be the case
Great video. Will you cut it back hard in the future to get the foliage closer to the trunk? Also, is it possible to cut these right back to the trunk and regrow the branches?
I think the silhouette is at an appropriate place for the current trunk size, so it doesn't need a massive cutback in my eyes. On rough-bark maples... you can't really prune back hard once bark exists on the branch, otherwise it will die rather than backbud like a normal Japanese maple
Thanks for your reply. That's good information to prevent making a mistake. Mine is an Arakawa but I guess the information holds for both trees due to the rough bark.
How can one differentiate between Arakawa and the other rough back that you mentioned. Was under the impression that there was only one rough bark variety- Arakawa. Thx
So, was this tree left to grow all season, or was there cutback after first flush hardening?
Left to grow the entire season
Nice music.
Thanks
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