how to prepare your acer palmatum root stock for grafting, Part #1
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- In this video I show you how to prepare your acer palmatum root stock for grafting. We always did our grafting in early August when we owned / operated our nursery. Proper care and preparation of the root stock is essential in contributing to your grafting success.
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Verh much looking forward to the grafting vid
stay tuned! early august is show time
Best and most informative video on YT. Thank you so much ❤
thanks!
I am also planning to start grafting acer palmatum rootstocks at the beginning of August and look forward to your video!
greetings from Belgium
thanks for checking in!
Thanks Otto.
Hi. Your video provides a lot of information. I hope to start grafting soon in the UK and have questions. Would you graft in September as well as August? When will you remove the rootstock leaves from a successful graft? Finally I think in a later video you demonstrate cutting the scion with a single cut, giving a single diagonal face for grafting. Is there a reason that you prefer a single diagonal side to a two sided chisel cut? I hope that you don't mind the multiple questions and I do find the process of grafting Acer palmatum fascinating. Thank you for filming these videos.
Hi Mark, I generally graft at the end of July / early August as that is usually when the scion wood is firm enough and not getting too "woody" which makes it more difficult to make the angled cuts. I have only ever done a single sided cut as that minimizes the possibility of contamination onto the scion wood. The root stock does not get cut until the following spring after the tree is grafted. I will be posting a new video then as well to show that process.Glad you like the video's!
@@maplesandmusic Thank you for your reply and the information.
Sorry if it's a silly question, but how do you get the root stock? I guess you got them from maple seeds, but I don't know if the seedlings have to be treated in a particular way during their development or order to get good root stock, or you just let the seedling grow for a prior of time (maybe 2 years?) and you're ready to go.
Hi Yako
During our grafting years we would order in root stock that was already 3 years old and suitable for grafting. It would take time and space to try and grow from seed when operating on a larger scale
Otto
@@maplesandmusic Thank you so much for you reply! I'm trying to get rootstock from seeds, but it will take a few years as you said, I guess. If everything goes as planned they will germinate next spring.
@@yakofdez4698 yes they should, good luck!
Your video's are very educational, thank you so much for it. I have a question if you have a time to answer. I have recently, last fall planted 2 red Japanese maples one is Tamukeyama about 3-4 feet tall and wide and the other is upright Hefner's red, about 5-6 feet tall. They both came with a 10 gallon container so we planted them in a slightly larger terracotta containers. Since they are both red and came as red I am wandering why are they now in spring having a green color. They are in a covered patio, no direct sunlight... is it possible too little light? I have 3 other Tamukeyama's planted in the ground and they are red. Thanks !!!
Hello Bea, I believe you have solved your own question. Generally any red leaf cultivator needs at least 2-3 full hours of direct sunlight to maintain the color characteristics. The tree will adapt to a shady environment but as you have noticed, the colors are not as you would expect to see
@@maplesandmusic thank you for your answer... ugh does this mean that it will not have a fall color either
@@bead9609 You will still get your fall colors on the specimens. Shade will not effect that to much extent at all
Where do you get root stock from?
I have tried to find a source and unable to
Back in the day when we were grafting every year we did have a local supplier here in BC that sold acer palmatum root stock. Mind you, the min. order was 1000 units. There are several large growers in Washington and Oregon that do sell / ship out root stock, but again, there would be min. order requirements.
I'm amazed that the rootstock can be in such small pots for so long. Doesn't the potting mix go bad and lose its moisture retaining abilities?
Hi Andrew, The potting mix breaks down over time and the the roots grow and take over the enclosed space of the pot. Watering will need to be done more often as well. An easy check is to just lift the plant out of the pot. If it pulls out like a solid plug, then you know it is time to place into a larger pot ( one gallon size). Check out my potting mix video as well to see the basic soil mix I use for all the japanese maples.
@@maplesandmusic wow thanks for the prompt reply and I'll be sure to check out your other videos. I suppose keeping them in that small pot also makes grafting easier because it is less to handle.
@@andrewclancy8834 yes that is correct. Also, japanese maples roots are very dense and shallow overall so always re pot gradually into a larger pots as they age. And of course the roots can be pruned and then re potted again into a smaller pot ( during the dormant period, winter months)