ceriano
Shohin
I was at my local Home Depot this morning and they had a few maples on sale. They were small acres, larger ones where all grafted. What do you looks for when selecting a nursery stock? Do any of these have any potential?
What to look for when selecting a nursery stock maple?
- Thread starter ceriano
- Start date
- Nebari
- The second picture seems to have the best nebari. You will only be 100% certain once you repot it later down the road.
- Trunk thickness and movement
- All the material have the same trunk. Will require at least 5 years to create trunk thickness and movement.
- Primary branch structure
- None have usable primary branch structure, you will be starting from scratch.
- Secondary branch structure - unlikely to find good secondary structure on nursery stock.
Hack Yeah!
Omono
I look for large caliper trunks with some movement, cheap/ fire sale pricing, then research if it can be airlayered. Carry the nine, squint your left eye and flip a coin. Whatever you do, do not consult your partner
ceriano
Shohin
If you were to cut it, where would you chop the trunk?
ceriano
Shohin
How do you create movement in the trunk without cutting it? Where can I find some good reference material on developing trees? I watched several videos on youtube and some are pot growing.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
I been itching to get some of those trident seedlings from @William N. Valavanis , I think your money will be better spent there, and save you what can be mostly fruitless efforts at Home Depot searching for Maples.
I look for fat trunks with reggie Palmatum growing below the graft.
Not worried much about nebari since airlayer.
The "good stuff" goes in the garbage!
Sorce
I look for fat trunks with reggie Palmatum growing below the graft.
Not worried much about nebari since airlayer.
The "good stuff" goes in the garbage!
Sorce
ceriano
Shohin
Does he have a store? where does he list his trees?
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Shohin
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MrWunderful
Omono
Health first.
Nebari/Movement second, almost everything else you will want to rebuild. Wouldn’t even bother with any sort of branching.
Truthfully, Nebari and movement can both be rebuilt as well, they just add another few years on the process (each)
Nebari/Movement second, almost everything else you will want to rebuild. Wouldn’t even bother with any sort of branching.
Truthfully, Nebari and movement can both be rebuilt as well, they just add another few years on the process (each)
ceriano
Shohin
Sweet! thanks!
Hack Yeah!
Omono
Here's another resource for purchasing...
"Evergreen Gardenworks" https://www.evergreengardenworks.com
"Evergreen Gardenworks" https://www.evergreengardenworks.com
ceriano
Shohin
I'm still trying to figure out how to navigate their website
ceriano
Shohin
Are the bare-root maples good for starting a forest? or still too small? These are the options he is offering:
10 Tree barerOOT Seedling bundle– 10-18”– $60 Free Shipping!
PRE-BONSAI– 4” POT, 10-12”– $25 Free Shipping!
5 TreeS in cOmmuniTy pOTS– 12-15”– $50 Free Shipping!
pre-bOnSai– 1 gal, 14-18”– $60 Free Shipping!
SeanS
Omono
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The bare root maple seedlings are good for starting any style, including forest
Njyamadori
Chumono
Lol I got $2 per seedling from someone on bonsai not which was $30 total for 11 Japanese maples lol. Not 60 !
Maiden69
Masterpiece
You get what you pay for...
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Njyamadori
Chumono
True but I love my seedlings to make a clump and I don’t know how much better you can get
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
What cultivar did you buy?
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
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