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| Recently purchased three Acer palmatums, a 'Beni maiko', a 'Hogyoku', and a 'Bonfire'.
So I'm thinking my best bet is to just plant these in the ground for a year or so, right? Get the trunk to thicken up and whatnot. Assuming that's what I should do, are there any other steps before or during that I should consider? They've all been sorta hacked off at the top, I'd suppose for other cuttings, and that's kinda unsightly. Should I trim that closer, or just wait? Any advice would be great, thanks! |
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- Posted by mgee76 (gmalegmayel@gmail.com) on Sun, Aug 23, 09 at 16:16
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| These trees all have very straight, cylindrical uninteresting trunks. Putting them in the ground is a good idea but wait until late winter or early spring to do it. Then I would cut them off about 3 inches above the roots and plant them at an angle so they will regrow with some movement to the trunk. |
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| Many people will have many suggestions. Here are mine. If you're going to put them in the ground, put them over a tile. Seems this method would go a long ways to avoid fighting downward roots later. Don't worry about where they were cut already. This will not be part of the final tree and unless it is a source of tearing or rot, leave them. Planting at an angle will definitely assist with movement, I however wouldn't cut yet. Every cut slows the plant down so you might get further faster to let grow for a year or two before the initial chop. Since these are cultivars they are probably grafted. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Just watch for that if you do choose to cut them low. |
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- Posted by greenman28 Nor Cal 7/8 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 25, 09 at 12:16
| That was my thought as well, re: grafting. It looks as though these grafts are more than 3 inches above the roots, I like Sfhellwig's suggestion: Also, you might consider air-layering the top of one of these trees. Josh |
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