Piedmont Bonsai
Shohin
Still got some left!
Nishiki Gawa rough bark maples
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Piedmont Bonsai
Shohin
Just took this years batch of Nishiki Gawa cuttings two weeks ago.
Here are a few one year on from taking cuttings.
This years batch will be available May 2026
Here are a few one year on from taking cuttings.
This years batch will be available May 2026
roberthu
Chumono
Put me down on the list for two please. Thank you!
Piedmont Bonsai
Shohin
Nishiki gawa struck on April 28th. Both rooted but its fun to see the differences and wonder why and how
Piedmont Bonsai
Shohin
Hey @roberthu I don’t think I am going to make a list this year.
If interested in getting Nishiki Gawa cuttings for next year, the best thing would be to sign up to be notified when they become available via email at the link below.
https://www.piedmontbonsai.com/shop/p/acer-palmatum-nishiki-gawa
It will be first come first serve, but i do anticipate having more than this year if all goes well. They should become available in May 2026 just to give an idea when to expect the email notification
Piedmont Bonsai
Shohin
Trying a few things differently this year with my cuttings post rooting.
All Nishiki Gawa cuttings were transferred from the propagation tray into individual pots on May 29th. This year I am using larger 2.5” pots. Trying out a larger perlite particle size in the media. And will be doing something slightly different regarding fertilization before dormancy. I will be using the same weekly drench of bioroot and calmag as last year, but this year i will also be adding solid fertilizer on the soil surface. Liquid feeding started immediately after transplanting to individual pots, but I just started the first application of solid fertilizer yesterday, June 15th.
Surprisingly despite the deeper pots, roots are already finding their way out the drainage holes. A few dormant buds have also opened.
I should have close to 100 cuttings available next May from this lot. I am working to get a second parent plant so I can produce more of these each year.
Here are two cuttings from last years batch. Photo taken on May 30th
All Nishiki Gawa cuttings were transferred from the propagation tray into individual pots on May 29th. This year I am using larger 2.5” pots. Trying out a larger perlite particle size in the media. And will be doing something slightly different regarding fertilization before dormancy. I will be using the same weekly drench of bioroot and calmag as last year, but this year i will also be adding solid fertilizer on the soil surface. Liquid feeding started immediately after transplanting to individual pots, but I just started the first application of solid fertilizer yesterday, June 15th.
Surprisingly despite the deeper pots, roots are already finding their way out the drainage holes. A few dormant buds have also opened.
I should have close to 100 cuttings available next May from this lot. I am working to get a second parent plant so I can produce more of these each year.
Here are two cuttings from last years batch. Photo taken on May 30th
Jrmcmich
Chumono
Is this all one years growth? Mine is still alive but top leaf died off but does have new growth but has been slow. I did transfer to a slightly larger pot similar to what your trying this year against your original advice as I was worried during heat might dry out or blow away. Hoping next year will show good growth.
Piedmont Bonsai
Shohin
Yes these two cuttings started off this year as one rooted node with dormant buds. All the extension is grow from this year.
I up potted these cuttings sometime in may after the first flush was hardened off.
Piedmont Bonsai
Shohin
Checked on cuttings today so far i’m getting more growth on them right away than i did last year. The addition of osmocote is looking to be helping speed things along. Its been very rainy and humid the past month and a half here and japanese maples LOVE humidity.
While the new growth is nice, it is not at all a requirement for success with japanese maples cuttings.
Here is a cutting rooted April/May of 2024. It didn’t produce any new growth last year after rooting. Only root growth. It started this growing season as one rooted node with only 2 dormant buds and it has now put on over 12” of growth this growing season and still going strong.
While the new growth is nice, it is not at all a requirement for success with japanese maples cuttings.
Here is a cutting rooted April/May of 2024. It didn’t produce any new growth last year after rooting. Only root growth. It started this growing season as one rooted node with only 2 dormant buds and it has now put on over 12” of growth this growing season and still going strong.
