Interesting (to me) maple graft and Acer compatibilities
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pear/apple graft compatibility
Comments (10)In the spring of 2012, I attempted to graft a Pear scion onto my apple tree using Winter Banana Apple as an inter stem. (All of he grafting i do is "Whip and Tongue" grafts wrapped in grafting tape. I then coat the wrapped union with grafting wax) The parent branch was a Winesap Apple branch with a grafted Winter Banana Apple scion from a few years before. (I actually have two of these paired branches.) I then attempted to graft two "Kieffer" Pear scions onto my two Winter Banana Apple inter stems. The "Kieffer" Pear scions started to grow, but died a few weeks later. This spring (2014) I attempted to graft this Apple / Pear union again using the same Winter Banana Apple inter stems. I had just enough branch on my Winter Banana branches to try this experiment one more time. This time around, I used "Sunrise Pear" scionwood. The grafting was a screaming success! (I had enough "Sunrise Pear" scionwood to graft two branches onto my apple tree, and two more onto an ornamental pear. All four pear grafts were a success!) I have no idea why this experiment failed in 2012 and was a success in 2014. I do not know if it had to do with the pear variety used, or if it had to do with environmental circumstances. I will re-post in 2015 with an update. There are a few different treads on this subject so I will be re-posting on those threats also. Below are pictures taken on 07/27/2014....See MoreAcer Griseum Paperbark Maple vs. Stewartia Koreana?
Comments (13)Ken, are you sure you are talking about the same tree? Or is your maple-phobia getting the best of you? :-)) Like other Asian maples, Acer griseum does not have a noticeably aggressive root system. It will not invade septic systems or foundations and I doubt it will even be able to lift a sidewalk or drive. It is not a big tree -- 30' on a very mature one is pretty typical here. All manner of plants grow under my paperbark. And it is not invasive - although the tree can flower and seed profusely, most of the seeds will not germinate. In fact, difficulty of seedgrown propagation is often a reason behind this selection's expense. Fall color may be slow to come on but it is typically stunning and quite intense. Stewartia in a hot summer climate may not be ideal, at least without a ready irrigation source and protection from intense afternoon sun....See MoreAcer circinatum--vine maple
Comments (6)Gardener, I seem to remember a few years ago, Herb Gustafson mentioned on the bonsai forum having one or two collected specimens - his book may have more cultural info on this species.. I haven't grown them, but the name 'vine' indicates that you will be doing a lot of pruning to develop ramification, as these leggy species take a concerted effort to reduce their long internodes and develop a good nebari and taper - which may explain the paucity of vine maple bonsai You could try tying several long saplings together to create instant girth, or twisting the two you already have in an uneven pattern (if still pliable) and in time they will graft together producing an interesting trunkline.. Jack...See MoreAcer truncatum aka shantung maple
Comments (4)Well, noone else is seriously doing work on shantung maple so I like to try and steer people away from junk trees like silver maple and bradford pear and grow shantung maples instead. Despite the fact shantung maple is on Texas Superstar plant, it's not widely sold everywhere unfortunately. It's really that much easier to grow in alkaline soil compared to Japanese maple or Red Maple in full sun and that's 3/4th of Texas. In east Texas, you can grow all kinds of maples there because of sandy acidic soil with more rainfall. I sure would like to live there one day. My college Stephen F Austin State University in east Texas has very nice arboretum with all kinds of maple and it was pretty nice during early December. It's nice what Metro Maples is doing to come up with nice cultivars for shantung maple that every body can enjoy growing with ease in Texas when noone else is doing that....See Moreeric_griseum
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