Hello, I just got three huge branches cut off a Shishigashira, each branch is about 2 inch diameter. I LOVE this red branched Jap Maple! Hoping some of my cuttings using Hormodine 3 powder will "take" and I'll get some success, even if it's just 10%, I'll be thrilled!
Amazing to see that many rooted. I'm surprised about those that haven't rooted but stayed green and sharp. Mine usually gets dark and dries out after 2-3 days. Can't wait for the springtime to try them out again.
@@MomijiEn Very interesting. Watching these videos is very encouraging despite my failure. I'm wondering how much of the rooting success is dependent on the variety of JM. I have access to a large/mature JM garden nearby that I sometimes get cuttings (the owner doesn't allow air layering ---only observing and getting some cuttings and seeds). These are the names of JMs: Butterfly, Harusame, Shigitatsu Sawa, Corallinum, Higasayama, Dissectum inaba-shidare, Komon nishiki, Beni kagami, and I own Trident, Summer gold, and Mikawa Yatsubusa. Would you say any of these worth trying again in springtime? I failed 1000 times this year and don't wanna hurt/waste cuttings, BUT love the experience of propagation. Sorry for the long question. Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I’m so excited to try this, as these trees are so glorious and the brilliant red color is so special. May God bless you
Nice… I’ve been using primarily/only cactus mix for all my species and pots ever since I started bonsai. Cheap, easy (no mixing), effective, well draining… like an instant bonsai mix. Learned the trick from an old-school JBP grower in LA. Purists and BNut peeps hate on it tho, haha. Their loss.
Thank you for the video. It was interesting and informative. I would like to know how and where will these small plants winter? I would be grateful for your advice. With all respect, Andrew.
i got 12 saplings from under a rare big acer, green and pink, small leaf with tighter lobes. keeping them in 4" pots with morning sun under breezeway, then roll shelf to evening sun after work. they are all on their 3 set of full leafs and we have another 2.5 mos until frost. hoping i can get them to make it thru the winter
Thank you for this interesting and detailed information! There are few resources or information in mainland Europe for Japanese Maples. (Even the plants themselves are somewhat rare, at least the un-grafted ones.) If I interpret this right, you suggest the best time to take cuttings is when the first spring growth has stopped and the shoots have hardened off? Or should I still wait for some time more?
From my personal experience, the best time to take cuttings is when the new leaves have hardened off in mid Spring. Ones with naturally smaller leaves seem to have better chance of rooting than ones with bigger leaves. Good luck!
Cactus soil, what a great idea! Did you find it hard to keep the soil moist? What was your watering schedule ? The cuttings look great! I had a few larger trees in nursery pots on the ground that I moved this weekend and found all three of them harboring huge colonies of fire ants. Ugh... I can imagine that ants thought they had found heaven. Light airy soil, cool and moist... me not so happy. I started looking around and found about 1/4 of all my plants and bonsai pots had fire ants. Probably not a common bonsai tree issue! Do you run across any pests with your trees? Do you do any preventative maintenance for bugs or slugs and such?
Yeah I was surprised to see such good results! In the PNW, the weather is usually very calm, cool, and humid, so the cactusix with a bit of peat moss retain adequate moisture very well and I found it easy toaintain and keep it moist all the two by watering regularly once a day or twice if hot. I don't have any issues with ants here but I do apply copper fungicide and regular insecticide to prevent issues. 😁
@@MomijiEn i’ve add Cactus mix to my winter prep list! I tried a few cuttings this past spring and while they have kept their leaves and have a new leaf or two, there is no root action at all. I’ll keep tending them till fall just in case but I have little hope. Hopefully switching to cactus mix in spring will make a difference. Thanks for sharing!!
No I don't cover them. But I'm in the PNW where it's not too dry so it works for me. If you live somewhere drier, you may want to cover them to add humidity. I water them almost daily from late Spring to Fall to keep the soil moist.
That may not be a good sign. It's either 1) those cuttings have too many leaves attached and those leaves are transpiring water faster than the cuttings can absorb water from soil or 2) somehow this cuttings lost an ability to absorb water from soil. This happens if you didn't make cuts shape enough or cut area is infected.
Check out the follow up video on these Shishigashira cuttings 1 year later (on May 30, 2022): th-cam.com/video/7-QZJ2HBfUw/w-d-xo.html
Hello, I just got three huge branches cut off a Shishigashira, each branch is about 2 inch diameter. I LOVE this red branched Jap Maple! Hoping some of my cuttings using Hormodine 3 powder will "take" and I'll get some success, even if it's just 10%, I'll be thrilled!
I love shishigashira too! Good luck!
Amazing to see that many rooted. I'm surprised about those that haven't rooted but stayed green and sharp. Mine usually gets dark and dries out after 2-3 days. Can't wait for the springtime to try them out again.
Yeah most of them stay green after several months but some roots and some don't! Need to keep testing different theories. 😁
@@MomijiEn Very interesting. Watching these videos is very encouraging despite my failure. I'm wondering how much of the rooting success is dependent on the variety of JM. I have access to a large/mature JM garden nearby that I sometimes get cuttings (the owner doesn't allow air layering ---only observing and getting some cuttings and seeds).
These are the names of JMs: Butterfly, Harusame, Shigitatsu Sawa, Corallinum, Higasayama, Dissectum inaba-shidare, Komon nishiki, Beni kagami, and I own Trident, Summer gold, and Mikawa Yatsubusa.
Would you say any of these worth trying again in springtime? I failed 1000 times this year and don't wanna hurt/waste cuttings, BUT love the experience of propagation. Sorry for the long question. Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing this.
I’m so excited to try this, as these trees are so glorious and the brilliant red color is so special.
May God bless you
😁good luck!
I dont know if youve tried this method but ive had recent 100% success with shishigashira rooted in a container of sphagnum !
Oh wow, no I have not. Do you just stick in the cuttings into a contain full of sphagnum moss!?
Thank you for the video. 2 of my 20 cuttings have grown roots now. Some of the other cuttings dried out.
Still good results, nice job! 👍
Nice… I’ve been using primarily/only cactus mix for all my species and pots ever since I started bonsai. Cheap, easy (no mixing), effective, well draining… like an instant bonsai mix. Learned the trick from an old-school JBP grower in LA.
Purists and BNut peeps hate on it tho, haha. Their loss.
I love using Akadama etc but there are good alternatives that work well in different situations and climates! 😁
i pulled ome of my cuttings and it has roots! put it back in. this the first time i propagated cuttings, was lucky i guess
Great job!! That's exciting! 😍
Thank you for the video. It was interesting and informative. I would like to know how and where will these small plants winter? I would be grateful for your advice. With all respect, Andrew.
Hi Andrew and thanks for your comment! All small trees go to an unheated greenhouse during the winter time. :)
i got 12 saplings from under a rare big acer, green and pink, small leaf with tighter lobes. keeping them in 4" pots with morning sun under breezeway, then roll shelf to evening sun after work. they are all on their 3 set of full leafs and we have another 2.5 mos until frost. hoping i can get them to make it thru the winter
Sounds like really good and rare ones! Love to see the pics if possible! 😁
@@MomijiEn www.bonsainut.com/threads/some-japanese-maples-seedlings-i-have-going-from-nice-trees.50345/page-2
@@MomijiEn the photos of the large mother tree is in the thread as well
Beautiful! Thx for sharing!
Thank you for this interesting and detailed information!
There are few resources or information in mainland Europe for Japanese Maples. (Even the plants themselves are somewhat rare, at least the un-grafted ones.)
If I interpret this right, you suggest the best time to take cuttings is when the first spring growth has stopped and the shoots have hardened off? Or should I still wait for some time more?
From my personal experience, the best time to take cuttings is when the new leaves have hardened off in mid Spring. Ones with naturally smaller leaves seem to have better chance of rooting than ones with bigger leaves. Good luck!
Thank you for the updates and tips, great video. Is the cactus soil a specific brand? Thanks.
The one I am using is from Uni-Gro Cactus Mix.
I think if you wait until the following spring to repot, you'd have had a lot more of them root :)
I think you are right :)
Do you plan on trying again with shindeshojo next year? Doing anything different? Please keep us posted with videos. Thanks
Yes I do plan to do it with Shin Deshojo again next year and have some ideas. Will make sure to make a video on it! 😁
You are the best thanks 👍🏻
Cactus soil, what a great idea! Did you find it hard to keep the soil moist? What was your watering schedule ? The cuttings look great!
I had a few larger trees in nursery pots on the ground that I moved this weekend and found all three of them harboring huge colonies of fire ants. Ugh... I can imagine that ants thought they had found heaven. Light airy soil, cool and moist... me not so happy. I started looking around and found about 1/4 of all my plants and bonsai pots had fire ants. Probably not a common bonsai tree issue! Do you run across any pests with your trees? Do you do any preventative maintenance for bugs or slugs and such?
Yeah I was surprised to see such good results! In the PNW, the weather is usually very calm, cool, and humid, so the cactusix with a bit of peat moss retain adequate moisture very well and I found it easy toaintain and keep it moist all the two by watering regularly once a day or twice if hot. I don't have any issues with ants here but I do apply copper fungicide and regular insecticide to prevent issues. 😁
@@MomijiEn i’ve add Cactus mix to my winter prep list! I tried a few cuttings this past spring and while they have kept their leaves and have a new leaf or two, there is no root action at all. I’ll keep tending them till fall just in case but I have little hope. Hopefully switching to cactus mix in spring will make a difference. Thanks for sharing!!
Amazing thank you for your tips
Thanks for watching!
After placing the cuttings under the bench, do you add a humidity dome or something similar?
No I don't cover them. But I'm in the PNW where it's not too dry so it works for me. If you live somewhere drier, you may want to cover them to add humidity. I water them almost daily from late Spring to Fall to keep the soil moist.
After you put hormon on the cuttings do you stick them directly into the soil or do you make a small hole before?
I made a small hole and inserted the cutting deep in an angle.
Banyak sekali maple nya bos 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
What time of year should this be done?
I usually take cuttings when new leaves are hardened off in mid Spring. Some people do it in early spring as well.
i have no luck about cutting three years not successes but try again this year . i think too cold
in scotland.
What's the avg temperature like between June-Sep in Scotland? Some people use a heating mat to encourage root growth.
@Momiji-En Bonsai & Garden 13-18c
@@scottsaree4295 I see, you may need to use a heating pad.
@@MomijiEn thanks
Other than misting do you ever water
Yes I do regularly
I started some cuttings about 2 weeks ago all the leaves dried and fell off. Is this normal?
That may not be a good sign. It's either 1) those cuttings have too many leaves attached and those leaves are transpiring water faster than the cuttings can absorb water from soil or 2) somehow this cuttings lost an ability to absorb water from soil. This happens if you didn't make cuts shape enough or cut area is infected.
They say the cuttings should be at least 10 to 15 cm long, in your case they are exactly shorter.
This is only possible in a special wet climate...not in central Europe where it is too dry sadly🙄
It's not too wet here during the spring/summer here in the PNW. Maybe you can try covering it to keep the humidity?
So basically last years new growth
1-2 yrs before they turn into hardwood seems to work better.