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lol, here’s hoping I get the expected lifespan! I’ll take it!

Definitely move it in either Spring or late Winter (before it leafs out). Straight green means it likely needs a little more sun (4-6 hours morning sun is pretty ideal for it). For the when - if your ground freezes, it’s better to wait until after the last major freeze (once the ground isn’t frozen). If your ground doesn’t freeze, any time when the leaves are off the tree is fine (try to hurt the roots as little as possible). Cheers 🙂

So far, they’ve been fine. No problems with carpenter bees yet or any other insect. There are some cobwebs, but not too much. Overall, it’s holding up extremely well. 🙂

I’m not sure I’d go for both at the same time, as neither have a 100% success rate, and both may add stress to the other. I’m not sure why you’d both graft and air layer at the same time. Usually, you air layer to get a copy of the specific cultivar. Sorry, I can’t give a better answer. Personally, I’d avoid doing both on the same branch at the same time, though, there’s a chance it could be just fine (there’s also a chance it won’t).

@@buildingmodern I did both because I am impatient, and didn't think it through. Fortunately, I checked it today and I am starting to see roots popping out, and the grafting plant has buds sprouting. Maybe the two are helping each other out. I just hope it don't suddenly die when I cut them apart. (both plants are still attached to their own rootstock)

@@buildingmodern The air layering is looking successful, but the graft failed when I checked it earlier today. This is unusual, because approach grafts rarely fail.

Thanks! Neither - we’re in the South in the US, zone 8a 🙂

Purple Ghost looks great in the sun

Thank you!

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Sounds like a great project to take on!

Ha, thanks! 🙂

Ours were fairly thin. I’d say around 1/8” if I remember correctly, could have been a bit thinner. Good luck with your window build!!

@@buildingmodern Thanks so much! You both inspired me to give acrylic a go as I wasnt sure!🙂

This is super neat and informative! We definitely didn’t know about the differences. It makes sense about kiln drying vs not. Super neat - enjoy your build! Thanks for watching! 😄

Thank you for the tip! That’s a great idea. Thank you!

Definitely!! We’ll probably do one in the next few weeks to show the new growth on the plants! It should be good - lots of big growers this year!

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Thank you!

Thanks! We’re thinking about it - we have a few this year we’d like to set up. One on a purple ghost, a Seiryu, and maybe others 🙂

I've been thinking about a purple ghost. Yours is gorgeous . Let me know if you ever have extras that you might turn loose of.

Thanks! We have one in there actually! It keeps trying to die, but seems to have made it another year. Ginkgos leaf out later for us, so it hadn’t leafed out yet in this video. When we record the next showing the growth this year, it’ll definitely be in that video 🙂

Yes, it’s too late to avoid damage. If it *has* to be moved now, dig wider and deeper than you think and try to avoid disturbing the roots as much as possible. However, if it’s possible, it’s much better to wait for Fall - once all the leaves have fallen off the tree to move it. Second to that, the absolute best time to move it is after your ground has thawed, and the buds are beginning to swell (but haven’t leafed out yet).

@@buildingmodernOk thank you. The tree is about 4 foot tall right now. It might be too hard for me to move on my own anyhow. I just moved into a new house and someone planted one in a weird spot.

Thanks for watching! We don’t water the garden at all anymore. If there’s been a long drought (maybe a month), we might start watering every 4-5 days. If you want the best results, watering trees in the ground every 3-4 days would likely be appropriate. However, we’re on city water and this isn’t financially feasible for us (and, honestly, the plants don’t need it). If you have Japanese maples in pots, you normally water every 2-3 days unless it has rained.

Thanks you! We’re in the South/US, zone 8a 🙂

@@buildingmodern Seem like GA ???

@SonyLe we aren’t disclosing our exact location in a public forum like CZcams for safety reasons. You’re welcome to reach out to us directly though - hellobuildingmodern@gmail.com 🙂

Hello! Our smaller one gets maybe two hours of sun while our larger one gets 6-8 hours of direct sun (the rest is overhead filtered shade). We don’t water at all anymore, unless we’re in a drought or it’s really hot (above 95 in the afternoon). In those situations, we’ll maybe water once every 2-3 days (some people water daily, that’s not in our budget with the amount of trees we have). If they’re well established, they should be mostly fine (leaves will crinkle though) as long as they have some water at least every two weeks (though, of course, they’d prefer it more often). If you’re in a deep drought, and can water, once to twice a week should be enough to tide them over, assuming it’s also hot. If it isn’t hot, once every 1.5 weeks or so. Warning: this is just what’s worked for us. Your situation may be different, err with caution. 🙂

@@buildingmodern Many thanks, I haven't had much trouble with drought in the Ozark Mts. I never had my well run dry, it's a good one but I'm beginning to wonder...I need to go on worry fast. Do you ever have issues with Japanese beetles? I had an issue two years ago and I purchased a lot of milky spore and the following year hardly any...Once I sprayed the leaves with dawn and overdid it,,,don't like that method but I have heard very good reports with milky spore, I did about 3 acres with it...good luck you have a wonderful environment to live in....and many thanks for your videos it's helpful my friends.

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video! In our most recent 2024 garden tour, you can see the Jordan air layer in the ground 😀

thank you!

Thank you! I think I’ll edit the description soon to add on what trees at what times. 🙂 For that timeframe, that is Jordan Japanese Maple in the background. 😍

Glad you liked it - thanks for watching!!

Thank you for watching!! The ukigumo is somewhat white this year, but not nearly as white as we’ve seen other’s. I’d say it’s 80% there. It could be that it likes its new location. 🙂

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it - thanks for watching!

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Thanks for watching!! Yes, you’d probably really like the geisha gone wild for your situation - it barely grows for us, so might be great for your situation 🙂

Thanks for watching! That’s just very old painted pine that Anna didn’t want to ‘waste the paint’ on (the previous color of the house was red) 🤣🤣🤣 … we need to replace that entire structure, part of the supports have rotted out 😅 We’ve had our geisha gone wild for about ten years now, but, we got it at nearly the size it is now. We have two, and both barely push growth. They have about as much die back as they push out. They’re about four years in the ground in their current location. If I was to buy one again, I’d go with Shirazz - it’s supposed to be more vigorous. 🙂

@@buildingmodern I normally purchase the largest trees I can find that can be placed in my cargo van, I'm older than you guys. I did purchase a 2 gal geisha gone wild. I just loved your 'Aka shigitatsu sawa' , so very beautiful, reminds me of my amber ghost, my favorite of the ghost...I'm thinking on buying another amber that is a 30 gal but $700, it's very nice. I see I can purchase a 'Aka shigitatsu sawa' a 3 gal, I'm thinking it's a slow grower but yours has inspired me to go ahead with it. Happy to watch your show, beautiful environment... I'll have to treat myself and do it again...wishing you the most wonderful.

@@joebruhin2098 Thank you!! The Aka Shigitatsu Saw grows fairly quickly for a Japanese maple - ours grows about 12" or so each year in mostly shade (we got this one larger, and had been eyeing it for years). We love our amber ghost as well!!

Thanks for watching! Sure, we’ll include a closer comparison of the skeeter’s & Twombly’s in our next video. In general, the Skeeter’s tends to be more red for longer than the Twombly’s. But, otherwise, they are very similar to each other. We got all of them on clearance (why we have so many). 😁 Absolutely love summer gold! The new location is suiting the front one nicely! 😁

Thank you so so much! Your comment means a lot to us. Glad you enjoyed our video!

Thanks! Be sure to wait until the leaves have hardened off before starting the air layer. They don’t always take 100% of the time, but we find they’re usually more successful than not. Good luck!!

Thank you! Thanks for watching!!

Ha, we weren't really counting the hours. Recording videos adds a lot onto it as well. I don't really have a clue on the hourly breakdown. If we made it without breaks, 5 days a week, and without recording videos, and without other work, it would probably take us 1-2 months as a 2-person crew. A lot of the time was taken up milling wood and doing what we could to save funds.

It depends on your zone/climate. For us in 8a with highs around the mid-to-high 90’s in the summer, it’s happiest at 4-6 hours of morning sun with afternoon shade. I wouldn’t put it past 7-8 hours of sun on the high end. Also, hot afternoon will burn it. If possible, I’d have it in shade after 2pm (this can be dappled or full shade). On the other hand, summer gold, which looks fairly similar to Jordan, can tolerate 12-13 hours of direct sun, including afternoon sun. It may burn a little bit by mid-August, but overall does fairly well with more sun than Japanese maples can typically tolerate. After that, I’ve heard ‘hot blonde’ is even more heat tolerant and can tolerate even hotter summer heat.

You might be on to something here. While not as bad as Aureum, Orange Dream isn’t known for doing well in the heat. It’s better in zones 7a and colder. 🙂

That sounds amazing!!