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Thu, Feb 11, 10 at 2:51
| Hello
I want to know about the Maple grafting. Now I have many of Red Maple (Acer rubrum) seedlings, then it can be possible or not if I use them for the Japanese Maple 's rootstock? I think they are from the same genus but I'm not sure about the compatible matching. |
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- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Thu, Feb 11, 10 at 9:59
| The rootstock for all grafted Japanese maples is traditionally seedlings of the species, Acer palmatum. Root stock from Acer japonicum will work as well. I doubt Acer rubrum would be compatible but it might be worth experimenting with. If the graft took, you may be facing continuing vigorous sprouting from the understock, which will need to be attended to promptly. |
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- Posted by phoenixbetta (My Page) on Fri, Feb 12, 10 at 21:34
| Hi Gardengal48 Thank you so much But I think it hard to sow the Acer palmatum seed right? I tried too many time but I can't get a number of seedling. |
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| Acer rubrum seedlings WILL NOT WORK as understock for Japanese Maples. Understock must be in the same genetic "family" (or SECTION) as the donor tree. In this case, members of the genetic Section PALMATA. Those species include: Acer palmatum and a few more very rare species. The favorite understock plant by far is Acer palmatum. Some of the others, like Acer shirasawanum, have more fibrous stems and do not cut as cleanly as Acer palmatum. Others like Acer pseudosieboldianum do not have striaght, smooth stems; which is preferred for an understock plant. You can order Acer palmatum understock from Pacific Coast Maples or from Heritage Seedlings. |
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