Grafting Red Leaf Japanese Maples | How I Propagate My Bloodgood Variety
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2019
- I finally got around to filming the grafting of my red leaf Japanese Maples. I am using the seedlings from the germination series as root stock and grafting my Bloodgood scions onto them. This is how you propagate Japanese Maples and get the exact variety you are looking for.
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You are an excellent teacher for those who have never done this before. Thank you so very much ❤
You are so welcome!
Wow, you make it look so easy! I can be tired and watch one of your videos and I catch your energy and go outside and get in the plants. It's wonderful. You are the best! 🤗🤗😊🙋🙋😸😸
Awe, thanks so much, Glenda! Happy to inspire and get you outside.
You got to appreciate the transparency on the chance he took by cutting back the tops. Proof that Mike knows what he's doing... and that you have to take chances now and again. That's how you learn things!
One of, if not "the," best instructional videos I've watched. Thank you!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it, Victoria.
Can’t belief how well your hand has healed! Learned a lot. Thx for the video!
The skin is healing but the finger doesn't work, lol
Those maples are brilliant!
Great educational video. You simplify the process with perfection. Great job.
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it.
Nice and clear demonstration. Thanks.
Mike,
New to your Nursery forum and I'm amazed how much fun it is to do this planting. Never had time before so I'll continue to watch. Great job
Glad you're catching the fever and enjoy the videos, Tom!
Wonderful presentation. By the way, that's the best looking root stock, I've seen.
Thank you for making the nice video, I am looking forward seeing these maples growth.
I'll keep updating as the season progresses.
Congrats! You have convinced me to give it a try!
Steven Stillwell mm
Great video Mike! Love these follow up videos! So satisfying! Hope your doing well!
Thanks, Jeffrey!
I took some Japanese Maple cuttings on 30th March and have just made a new video on their progress. I would love to try grafting some of them one day. I always like to get a surprise variety of JM and enjoy seeing them return every year after the winter. All the best.
Thank you! I was really looking forward to this video!
Have fun with it!
Nice! Those look really promising
Thanks, hope the other 3 take off with growth.
Good video ;). I always made my own grafting seal with 5 parts of white wood glue and 1 parts of Bordeaux mixture powder. It's very cheap and easy to use and clean. It's perfect for sealing grafts, protect pruning scars and cuts, recovery peeled bark....etc.
Thanks for the tip, Michele!
Great video and super easy to understand!
Thanks Brad!
Thanks for the video! I’m a while off doing this as only just got seedlings going but will definitely give it a try in future! 🙏🏻
Wow! That’s really cool, I may have to give grafting a try
It's fun! Good luck with it.
Thanks! Very instructional video. Always outstanding.
Glad you liked it!
Been waiting on this! Glad to see you had some make it! Cant wait to do it myself!
Hopefully the other 3 will start growing soon.
@@MikeKincaid79 have you ever started crepe myrtles from seeds? I know that has nothing to do with japanese maples I'm just in the process of starting up and I'm trying to absorb your knowledge.
No crepe myrtles but I've been asked about that a few times. Maybe it's time to look into them.
@@MikeKincaid79 I got probably a thousand seeds today hope they come up and they are really easy to propagate!
Great job Mike
Thanks, Paul!
Mike I did cringe when I saw you cut those top hardy looking plants but you are the expert and I watched intently at everything you you were doing and talking about to see how the big boys do this very delicate cuttings! You still will have some that will turn out perfect. You keep turning out your best and I’ll enjoy watching your channel 👍
Well I enjoyed my rainy day watching your videos. Have learned a lot. Going to stop by my aunts tomorrow and get a big branch off the willow tree lol I have a few Japaneses maples in my yard. I will keep an eye out for the seeds.
Have fun rooting those Willow!
❤️ Thank You ❤️
Your best video yet.
Wow, thanks!
thank you for these videos
Hi Mike, looks great! Don't be impatient next time 😉!
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No kidding, haha
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What a useful video. You are only one who is showing updaiting after grafting. And another great one is Dr. Suraj Prakash Agrawal from India.
I'll have to check him out, thanks!
gonna try it, thank you
Wonderful job, thank you.
You're welcome!
possibly the best grafting tutorial on youtube
Thanks!
you still the man, little bro.
Thanks, melvin!
Thank you for sharing the grafting skills. I watched a thousands of videos and no one shared the same amount of details like you. I will definitely subscribe you, I hope that your business is doing well and keep up with the content!👍
Thanks Larry, and glad you’re enjoying the videos.
Thank you very much,
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Excellent video 👍
Thanks!
First video. Well haven't completely finished it yet. Had to sub man. We can tell right off the bat you know your stuff. Gald we gound you.
Glad you found me too!
Nice experience
Glad you enjoyed it, Raul!
Wow learned a lot. Would you please make a video on come binding two plants . For example climbing roses and Clematis. I would love to see how it done so I can do it. Thanks for making these videos I really enjoy them. I just love gardening. I’m trying to be able to start doing it again since I been bedridden for 17 years from a fall on ice.I’m looking for some one to make me high planting beds so I can really get going on gardening again. You’re really inspired me to try something new and to start gardening again. Thanks so much.🌻😁🌹🌺☀️🌈
I'm glad to inspire you!
Thank you very much, I learned so much
You are welcome! That's what it's all about.
Jest cudowny bardzo mi się spodobał.:):):)
nice job!
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Wow! Good Job 😍 Thanks
Welcome 😊
Hi Mike, great information. I'm looking to have a go at some grafting soon. I wondered if it was possible to graft A. japonica onto an A. palmatum rootstock or vice versa?
Very nice video
Thumbs up 👍🏻
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
❤️Japense Maples! People stops to ask me about my trees! Late now to do this. Also they aren’t cheap! Louisiana🥰
Oh 😵thank you again👍😊
Hi
Oh wow, thank you for this! I ordered a grafted JM online and had no idea there is additional care involved to promote growth of the desired section. I can’t wait to get home to figure out which part is the graft site & start to care for it correctly. Thanks again!
If you ordered a grafted tree, then it should be completely healed over and ready to plant. No extra care of the graft site required.
@@MikeKincaid79 maybe they are but after I watched your video & understood what I was looking at, the graft sites don’t look as good as yours. They’re rougher looking with little tape & no wax. Maybe because like you said...maybe they are healed. There IS some growth above & below the graft site. I pinched off the lower and prayed for the best.
I wonder if it is not too late to buy tape & wax to reinforce/approximate & seal the graft site...like you had yours. I wish I could post pics on here. Maybe I’ll take pics after work & post to your IG (if that’s possible, not 2familiar w IG). I don’t expect response though. I’m sure it’s impossible to keep up with so many questions & comments and I totally appreciate your reply & all of your valuable videos!!!
twhy do you graft jm
Yes grafting I want to get into doing this.
You got this, Mark! Too bad the info is several months late, lol.
Hi Mike. I tried growing several japanese maple trees from seed. After I put them outdoors most of them got ruined by some small animal or a bird. Since I only have one left I brought it back inside and put it near a window. I was wondering if you think that they need to be a certain number of years old before it is safe to put them outside, or if there is anyway to protect them when they are very young.
Great presentation! Have followed from square one, enjoying each video. Do you trim branches for shape or strength, and do they need staking?
They don't need staking. These particular trees grow strong and stout. I trim as they grow. I like early branching from Japanese maples, like 2 to 3 feet up the plant. I like to prune for height so I usually just prune the lower branches as the tree grows up.
I love your enthusiasm. Curious as to why you didn't use the top of the seedling for your graft
Thanks for the video. You have inspired me to give it try. Would love to see a video on how you got the rootstock!
Thanks, William! I've got a whole 9 part series about growing your own rootstock: czcams.com/play/PLpmpssr45yfOOS-TYl0phuw6MABRVBKPY.html
@@MikeKincaid79 Thanks, will be watching it soon!!
Mike is that maple autumn glory
It's a Bloodgood maple
Great video
Thanks, Ramsay!
Thanks for telling the calendar but need to know the temperature as well. Love your videos and I always have seen some of them several times.
I'll try to remember to include that in the videos, thanks!
I really want I would really love a clipping of that Japanese Maple someday if I can challenge myself to get any of these experiments successfully completed, I plan on going to my local nursery and pricing one. Yours are stunning
You can do this, Christie, just don't ever give up. Once it clicks, you'll be rooting and grafting all kinds of plants.
PERFECT MIKE🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Thanks!
Hello Mike, thank you for the interesting videos and the amazing amount of information you pass on. I recently bought seeds online from seedrack for different japnese maples and i was wondering how to succeed in growing them. I’ve already put them in the fridge like you did so now just wait until February? Please note that i live in Cyprus 🇨🇾 and we have a fairly hot climate. Do you use only bark to saw the seeds? Any tips to make my efforts successful with the seeds? Thank you and keep up the great work.
Here's a link to a series I made about germinating Japanese maple seeds: czcams.com/video/UCycSgaeJxg/video.html
Mike Your Enthusiasm is cultivating a healing addiction in me much loving gratitude I believe I could watch and listen to you talk about anything 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❣
Do you check pH balances of soil and water you are using ?
I have a pretty small garden in my living room right now I live in the desert and I don't have my outdoor or my Greenhouse established yet but it's in the works I will get there .
A little over 5 years now I've been growing pineapple , spider plants and Jade some Cactus also .
I've actually produced One pineapple I didn't eat it I should have I bet it would have been delicious after smelling it for a little while but I replanted it to see what would happen it appears to not have survived . Mama survived and looking like she's getting ready to produce again . She's also given me five clippings that are doing very well !!!
I did plant the pineapple because it was rich in Seed , so I'm still nurturing the soil .
I have an ionizer that produces several levels of alkaline water and acid to down to a 2.5 and up to a 9.5 .
I use the 6.0 what they call Beauty water not only my plants but my animals thrive on the 8.5 and I have truly been thriving on the 9.5 myself . along with lots of lemons and limes and tropical fruits . my goal is to cultivate tropical fruits in my Michael Reynolds inspired Earthship design greenhouses that hopefully I will be breaking ground and starting to build pretty soon .
peace light loving gratitude pH balance bring equalizing freedom !!!!!!!!9
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I'd love to hear if and how you use pH balance ?
I don't measure ph but do understand that most of the plants I grow require a more acidic soil. The way I ensure this is to lay down a lot of organic matter when I plant them and eventually the soil becomes fungally dominated, creating a more acidic soil.
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Dzięki, Marta! Uwielbiam te klon japoński Bloodgood i nie mogę się doczekać, aby posadzić je na mojej nieruchomości.
Love your videos. 😊 How do you get the root stocks?
i love inpatients, great flower. mike. of all the gardening show i watch, this video was one of the best instructional pieces i have seem... good work. everything was nice and clean and clear. your becoming a legend. have you seen the new grafting tools that are on the market? those are nonsensical. i think i know your answer. peter, the bonsai guy would be proud of you. now, what about bonsai? just one time with us, please. is it possible to show some air layering and some ground rooting propagation? --- thank goodness for spell-check. later man. have a good week, carmine.
Thanks for boosting my ego, haha. I'm working on getting around to all the different types of propagation eventually. There's no rhyme or reason to when and why I do videos of specific plants but I just keep picking the next thing that interests me.
Are you gonna be posting an update on these anytime soon? Curious how these are looking! Great video!
Yes, they're still dormant now so nothing happening yet.
Dear Mike, great grafting technique. Two weeks ago I did this on a silver maple. I didn't use any wax or anything. I just wrapped with parafilm. The scion still looks green and buds are still green but the leaf stems turned brown and came off with no resistance, does this mean it took? Please let me know. I dont see much callus yet. Thanks
That happened on mine to. Only time will tell if they took, you'll have to wait to see if the buds break in the spring.
I can’t grow maples or rhododendrons because I’m on solid clay but I admire them very much and have learned a lot and really enjoyed the series so thank you very much from a very clayey part of England
You're welcome, Jane! Thanks for watching and hanging out here on the channel with us!
Me too and it's so frustrating, last year was my first yr trying a garden with so much clay, needless to say I had to add quite a bit of well everything but the garden did do rather well for what the poor little plants had to work with, it will take a few years I think to make the money back but that's ok I enjoy it alot
Im on very hard red clay also, my maple is doing very well, i had to dig the hole about 3-4 times the width of the 5 gallon pot, then mix the native clay soil that i broke up with an equal amount of compost, been growing strong for 3 years.
Excellent informative Video! How close do the Maples need to be graph. E.g. Can one graph a Dissectum onto a Palmatum?
Yes, you can
How strong are the new trees after they take root? I heard that they can die randomly after a few years is that right?
It's probably almost time for an updated video of these grafted trees once they come out of dormancy this Spring!! Right, Mike??
Right, I was just out looking at them the other day. I learned a lot with this run and want to try something different this year. I'll make an update soon.
Brian Insko
I was looking for an update too, I can’t wait to see how they are progressing.
can i use a Acer pseudoplatanus to make a bloodgood variety?
Great page!
May i ask, Can you graft Crimson Queen on to a bloodgoon Japanese Maple?
What rootstock and scion is it do you need to make the more shorter 8’-10’ weeping crimson japanese maple ?
I would imagine that would work just fine. I’d use approach grafting, where you just set the trees next to each other but don’t cut the tops off. Just remove a little bark on each trunk, at the height you want the graft, and press them together at that point. Wrap tight with electrical tape and in a year or 2 you should have a nice union.
Good video, do you remember where you got those long plastic bags to cover the scion? I've been using flimsy sandwich bags which are hard to gather and seal at the bottom.
I found them online really cheap. I think I bought them on FigBid.com but not sure if someone is still selling them there. People sell them to use for "fig pops" but they are great for other uses in the garden.
We have a gorgeous Bloodgood growing outside our office building. I have 3 saplings planted in pots. Your video was so easy to understand and see the process that I think I might try it. My boss would like a clone too! I do kind of like the green tinged leaves of the saplings too so I might leave one that way. One question: Is there a perfect point in the growth of the sapling when it's time to graft? Your plants looked pretty good size. Thanks for the great video!
there's no perfect time but there are more preferable times to graft. I like to wait at least 2 years until the seedlings get some size on the stalk, about 1/2 centimeter.
Thank you soooooo much for this video. I'm subscribed, now lol. So, the grafts were Bloodgood Japanese Maples? What kind of tree was the rootstock? I may have missed the part where ya mentioned it lol
Thanks so much for the Sub, Matthew! Yes, the scions were from my Bloodgood Japanese Maple. The rootstock are Japanese maples that I grew from seed. I made a series about it here: czcams.com/play/PLpmpssr45yfOOS-TYl0phuw6MABRVBKPY.html
Another fantastic video Mike! I can't stop watching all your videos! I have a Red Leaf Maple growing in our backyard (landlords tree). I believe it's a Bloodgood. Would collecting and germinating the seeds from it still create the colouring variations? Hence the reason why you grafted yours?
Yes, seeds will have genetic variability so you never know what you're gonna get. They will look like the parents but not be identical.
@@MikeKincaid79 :) Thank you for the reply and info!
Great video Mike thank you so much. What maple variety is the rootstock?
Generic Japanese maple seedling that I germinated.
@MikeKincaid79 Hi Mike, did you try or do you know of anyone that tried to use native maples as rootstock, I guess the graft will be much stronger if the graft is succesful
Hi Mike, great video! What maple did you graft to? My baby was only 2 ft when I bought it. This yr, after 4 yrs, it finally a gorgeous Red! Yum, love it.
Thanks! I grafted a Bloodgood maple to the root stock.
May I ask how and when we can collect the seeds of smoke tree? I never seen its seeds and not sure how they look like. I would appreciate if you guide me. Thanks a lot!!!
I enjoyed however there are many questions still .. anyways I just love these beautiful trees ..
I talk about grafting more in other videos too. I'll probably talk about it more this season.
Fertilizer , what and how much can you use on maple in general.
I have been learning so much by following you, I have a question for a Japanese lacy leaf maple that is about 37 years old. 3 years ago we had a house fire and one side of the bush burned the bark off. We moved the bush/tree to a temporary site and when the house was finished we moved it to a permanent place, it is still growing but I have been afraid that bugs could get into the trunk. is there anything I can put on it to protect it? Site is foot hills of coastal range out side of Eugene, OR
I really wouldn't worry about it if I were you, unless you actually see bugs getting in there and damaging the tree. There are products on the market that can seal it up but I don't use them. If I was ever going to use one it would probably be I.V. Oganics.
I.V. Organics
I have a Japanese maple out back that I would love to get or “make” more of for a couple best friends (as they are ridiculously expensive). I’m an avid gardener and have propagated, transplanted, and done all the different things to get more of a plant.
I’m trying to figure out the best way to do this with my Japanese maple. It is about 4 years old and almost 4 foot tall (so plenty big enough). Would you suggest taking cuttings and doing the root hormone route? I tried it once with two small pieces but it was only a half a try (the squirrels actually cut the branch off). And I didn’t cut the leaves off like you did in this grafting video.
If you have time let me know what your opinion is, I’d appreciate it. Or maybe you have a video on starting Japanese maples from cuttings?
Thanks!! Jason
You can start them from cuttings but they don't always grow as well on their own roots.
If the limbs are bigger I'd try air layering 👍
How long do they usually take?
Same here 👍👍👍
Oh! I thought you were wanting a whole other tree along with the first one to have more trees! Lol I thought maybe once it started to bloom again you were maybe going to cut it off and plant it too and have 2 trees lol I'm sorry I'm learning, can that be done? Would the new growth root down if you were to remove it from where you grafted it in and planted it?
Japanese maples don't grow as well from rooted cuttings. You need a good root stock like in this video.
Hi Mike. What months are the best time to graft? You mention June 20th; would you graft between late June and September? Also, do you bother sealing those little plastic bags? I've tried and its quite fiddly to do and so you must risk knocking the scion. I have checked your clip again and I don't think that you have. Best wishes.
Nope, I don't seal the bags. They just maintain a slight bit of humidity around the little scion to keep it from drying out. Time of year really depends on the plant but for these Japanese maples, I like to start as early as possible to have plenty of warm weather available. Sometimes these maples take their time and it's best to have a long warm summer.
Awesome instructional vid! What is the purpose of grafting this maple if you don't mind me asking? Does it stay short and compact?
I want the Bloodgood tree but on a healthier root stock. It won't grow as well on its own roots.
@@MikeKincaid79 Mike, are there certain maples that make particularly good root stock to graft a Bloodgood onto. I'm wandering because I'm attempting to grow Bloodgoods from seed. I'll be putting them in the frig in December.
Mike will this type of a graft work on a sugar maple? Also, how do you water your grafts while they’re healing without causing flooding of the graft? I mean when you water the rootstalk while the graft is healing. Thanks.
Just don't water the graft and it will be fine. The wax I use helps too.
Hi Mike do you have acer Beni Tsukasa in your collection I just see it nestling in the background with your darker leaved Rhodos it's a beautiful
acer with breathtaking Spring
Foliage especially against a dark background.
Thanks for a great vid u made it very easy to grasp the technique 👍
Thanks, I actually don't have that variety. I have very few including a generic red leaf, bloodgood, and a green leaf.
Mike Kincaid Hi Mike another two that are worth investigating is "Shin-deshojo" for its spring foliage and Beni Otake (big red bamboo) is very unusual in that it is a fine red bamboo like leave but it is a very strong grower 1' a year In Good conditions and can handle a degree of sun & will go 20' plus.
What do you on them for fertilizer and when? I just bought a 1 year old Japanese Maple
I use a commercial fertilizer. I've got some videos about it if you search the channel.
Hello Mike. love the video. I ordered a osakazuki Japanese maple 3 year graft from Amazon. It just arrived and I was surprised to see that it was only about 15 inches tall. I was expecting it to be much bigger. Do you think the size is right for a 3 year graft?
I can't really make a determination on that without knowing all the facts and seeing the plant for myself. 15 inches seems small to me but if it was grown in a 4 inch pot all that time then it would force the plant to stay small.
It arrived in a 4 inch pot. Thank you for your expertise and I appreciate your quick response
If you are just using the natural Acer palmatum that was not developed to a particular variety do you need to graft them, or can you just grow them from seed?
You can just grow them from seed and that can be fun too. Some of them come out really nice.
Great video. Is there a root stock video? Thank you.
yes, I've got a series of videos that explain the germination of the seed rootstock: czcams.com/video/UCycSgaeJxg/video.html
Thanyou fot you time and experience..
There is rather little info about grafting... Y didn't know actually why they would use this rare grafting methot, but with you showing you mistake on cuying the main branch, is all understood... Savia on mapples does no climb up if ther is no more trunk
Thank you, I'll will start soon, becouse my spring is coming.... Greetings from Chile
Glad you found the video Ludwig. Good luck with your grafting and enjoy your spring and summer!
Great Series watched all of them"
wondering wy would you graft like this ? is it to have a bigger trunk or design ?
and when cutting woudnt it be better to put a " paste" on the cut ?
Thank you 👍
I graft like this to get a known cultivar onto a stronger rootstock for healthier and stronger growth.
@@MikeKincaid79 Thank you for awnsering so fast Mr Kincaid its much apreciated ...the series on Japanese Maples was much appreciated and very well done 👍
will try your methods in automne ...👍 Tks x10
I found a whole bunch of seedlings underneath my 15+ yr old red jap maple tree, I just moved to this house lol.
Will these seedlings ever turn into big trees?
What is the point of grafting the same type of tree ?
I also have a cherry blossom tree and thought maybe to graft it onto the Japanese maple, would it be a good idea?
When is it the right time to graft? I see here u did it in June but i heard March is best? Is this correct?
Hope you answer my questions I’ve been watching all your videos since I got the house last year lol take care.
I’m trying to air layer both of them at this moment.
Is this a good time of the year to graft lemon trees in SoCal
Not sure, I've never grafted lemon trees and am not as in tune with the climate down there.
thanks for this great tutorial. could i use sycamore as a rootstock for japanese maples
As far as I know that's not possible but I hate to use the word impossible because people are constantly breaking the rules and creating new wonders every day.
thanks for such a quick response. I Only ask becaset is an acer and grows like a weed here and is very vigorous. i once collected dozens of japanese maple seeds andfaied to get them to germinate in my greenhose then discovered a handfull that i,d forgotten germinating in the pocket of my waxed jacket the following spring
That's a pretty cool surprise.