Cheap Trees : Bought a tree from a hardware store and was shocked!
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- čas přidán 4. 09. 2024
- Cheap Trees : Bought a tree from a hardware store and was shocked!
I visit a hardware store to see if trees can be purchased at a bargain price, or it's only worth buying from dedicated nurseries? Japanese maples at different price points had different things to offer and some were actually a bargain! Maples like this can also be bought from supermarkets or garden centres. On getting home I discover that the retailer can have a big impact on the quality of your purchase!
Ideal for beginners or more experienced Japanese Maple growers, in these videos I will show what practical steps I take to keep my Acer trees healthy during a year of gardening!
I hope you will follow me in my adventures with these wonderful trees
This video will help you grow better trees and for those with more experience, who want to improve the autumn colour, health and general quality of their Maples. Colour can also be improved all year by giving trees the right amount of sun.
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Very informative, I've leaned a lot thanks
Glad it was helpful! Very kind of you to let me know 👍
I have bought 3 small Acers like these over the years that have all died. Just bought my 4th from the Range and am determined to keep this one alive. Hopefully I will by watching all of your very helpful videos. Thank you 🙏
Hi Lisa, I’ll keep my fingers crossed 🤞 As I said the more expensive ones are more forgiving, but with care the lower price ones can do well too. Get past the first 2-3 years then they get more established!
These video's really are high value 👍
Thank you, I love sharing knowledge and helping people 👍
I was so surprised at the selection in B&Q this week, I'm looking forward to seeing my 2 develop into Bonsai xx
I think for Bonsai it’s a win win really… no grafting point spoiling the look of the tree and the roots won’t have a massive tree to sustain 👍
Wow those are cheap prices. Can't find prices that cheap in the US.
Hi yes they are mass produced in Holland and shipped across Europe 👍
Another really useful and interesting video.
Your one handed pot manipulation continues to impress😊.
So glad you found it interesting 🧐 great comment 😂
as a bonsai cultivator i know grafts can be very useful. but i always ground or airlayer the stem graft off to have my japanese maples on their own root stock
Makes absolute sense, a graft on a 6 foot tree won’t be noticed, but certainly will on bonsai👍
Thanks for the info , very good to hear and learn from you.
Thanks for your support Robert 👍
Thanks for the tips
No problem 😉
Walmart in the US had a bunch of cultivars one spring for ~$15
Wow it’s funny how this is different year on year!
Brill info Carl ❤
Thanks Richard, reminded me of my early days of collecting Acers 👍
Love your channel buddy! Keep it up 👍
That’s kind you letting me know 👍
Another fantastic video Buddy.
Learning alot from yourself, and seeing the mistakes I have made, like overpotting.
Thank you
Thanks for letting me know, it really motivates me when I know it’s helpful 👍
I have seven Acers. Five I got from the Casualty department of my local DIY store. None had any leaves. Another customer asked me why I was buying dead plants! I told them they were not dead, just neglected. The most expensive was Seven pounds, the cheapest was 50 pence. I re potted and watered them, and now, a few years later they are stunning. The other two I rescued from my son's garden. One is lovely now, the other is a work in progress.
That’s brilliant all that pleasure for a few £££ excellent. It’s really sad that supplier’s can’t do a better job of looking after them 👍
Nice video and like always packed with knowledge. Any tips or upcoming video on propagation ? I’m failing every time with maples. For me only way to clone is Air layering. Many thanks.
Honestly I’ve never tried it! The varieties in the supermarkets would be the most viable, most don’t do well on their own roots sadly 😔
That's an amazing range of trees for BnQ - my local one is rubbish! I think the little cheap ones are great for beginners, but as you showed, they are always waterlogged when you buy from general shops. Your Bloodgood is proof that the right care can let these cheap trees thrive though
I found my view was changed, thought more of the suppliers and less of the retailers 🤔
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Thanks!
Could you braid three branches at the base ?
Not tried this but yes they are flexible enough 👍
Very interesting x
Thanks 🙏
With holiday season just around the corner I was wondering if you had advice for watering methods, tips and tricks while away for potted trees? If possible I’d rather not rely on family or a neighbour.
That’s a great question and why using very free draining compost could be a problem 🤔 I have used an irrigation system on a timer on a couple of occasions. They screw on to a tap and use a valve on a timer. This leads off to tubing that is staked into the pots. You have given me a great idea for another video 👍
Great video. Can butterfly do well on its on root stock. I just bought one expecting it to be grafted but it’s a little cutting.
Yes it can in fact I have one too. Just be extra careful of excessive moisture levels, shade etc. there just not quite as forgiving as grafted trees 👍
@@Japanesemaplesthanks I’ll definitely give it a go then. It’s in a shady spot and I’ve potted it with perlite for drainage. Thanks again.
Interesting and useful video. Could I ask whether or not airpots would work with Acers/Maples and what your opinion is of these pots. Thanks if you can answer.
Interesting question and I’ve never tried or seen it done… 🤔 my guess is to say it would not be a good idea. Acers are really very happy being slightly pot bound, the roots warping around the pot protect the inner roots from freezing temperatures and heat from the pot. 👍
@@Japanesemaples Thanks, that makes sense👍
Bought a few of the little ones ftom b n q worth repotting now into bit bigger pots?
Ive rechecked and my two are just fine in the pot they came in. If you have an unglazed pot of equal size then fine, but I would avoid bigger 👍
Hello what does rooot stock mean?? Grafted from root stock? Is this air layering? And can we not just cut the excess stem off?
Hi root stock is a Japanese maple that’s grown just for its root system. Another known cultivar is grafted (attached) to it and after a year or so, the rootstock tree is cut off. This gives you an identical copy of the top of a tree, with a great root system 👍
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Thanks!