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With a lot of thought in future styles i removed the excess foliage right back to the first set of leaves /buds .This little exercise is going to test Willow water as a root stimulant on these oversize cuttings

Excellent Heres hoping they will all survive

Good luck mate it'll be a rippa if this works!

The big maple with the layers set prior to removal , these pics were taken in December 09

anttal63 wrote:Good luck mate it'll be a rippa if this works!

Hope they do , i'll be throwing every thing at them to ensure they get the best chance . For a $1.40 each it no big deal ,the main trunk has more new growth powering on ,good old tomatoe starter hope i dont burn the base out .Cheers

bundyfisher wrote:Excellent Heres hoping they will all survive

Hi bundyfisher , 2 have some roots the other have calloused up so i will use the tonic to stimulate roots ,if it work then another test to to right up about .Cheers

which tonic are you talking bout alpine? superthrive?

Jamie wrote:which tonic are you talking bout alpine? superthrive?

Willow Water ,jamie . God old "Mother Natures" Hormone Tonic .

A.quick update on the mother trunk . With the plans for the weekend put on hold i decided to tackle the trunk on my Ebay tree.This took 5 hours to sort out , now i have a trunk to call a Bonsai trainer .All in all another very good result . The full story is on my blog .Cheers Alpineart

Hi Alpineart,

Sometimes I actually think, we are the bonsai enthusiasts, should be admired the greeny people

I cannot describe how I feel seeing the row of layerings that you have from this single maple -- it is hard to be any "greenier" than that

This type acer palmatum seem a lot more responsive and much more robust than trident maples sometimes when it comes to air layering.

I love seeing positive results such as these. So thank you for the post Alpineart

Best regards.

Hi Daveit , its been a worthwhile project , that's for sure .I have numerous large trunk trainers and a massive trunk Maple to spend the rest of my days playing with .Now i need some huge pots to put them in .This trunk will require a pot around 600mm x 500mm x 200mm .Its a big ask so i may very well have to make a custom pot or tray for it myself . Looking forward to seeing some new shoots appear lower down , with plenty of roots it should sprout well .Cheers Alpine

Love the result of this one Alpine
I might have planted with a little more tilt to the left, but that really depends on your planned future for it

Ken

Hi Kc , the full story tells of 10% more on the next repot , cant upload the full topic twice its too much like hard work .Cheers Alpine

alpineart, how has this little project coming along? I'd pay more than $1.40 a pop for some of those 12 layerings If only I had an excavator

Hi Teamak , the main trunk is growing well and ready for a trim . I think 8-9 layers made the grade the rest died . All in all its a good result . I have plenty of big trunks to play with but short on time so they can grow on for another year . I will post some pics soon .

Cheers Alpineart