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Thread: Bonsai Acer from seed
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01-04-2021, 09:13 PM #21Freddyboy the legend
"we are water keepers first"
Johnathan
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01-04-2021, 10:48 PM #22
Know of any UK bonsai forums. Can't find any on Tapatalk
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"we are water keepers first"
Johnathan
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01-04-2021, 11:39 PM #23
I have four acers I am growing on bought them the other year as small pots not sure circumference/litres
planted in blue terracotta' s with the soil whose name I cant remember lol
use for azaleas etc ???
anyway in greenhouse over winter and now this last week with the sun the first leaves opening again
I have purple pink red and a green
hopefully in a few years they may be decent specimens and proud to sit at the side of my pond all year long1000 gal
2 x Hozelock 6000ltr 9W UV
Allpond Spin Filter 8000 11W UV
Blagdon pond oxy 640 ltr/hr
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01-04-2021, 11:56 PM #24
i found this one in my bookmarks when looking for back budding info on black pines...not UK though
https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/back-budding-black-pine.2548/
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02-04-2021, 08:06 AM #25
Well done Dave in growing from seed thought you had to graft an ace.
I love experimenting and taking seeds,did a load of Spanish broom seeds and they all took nice plant and a lovely scent from the yellow flowers.John
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02-04-2021, 09:14 AM #26
Thanks,
And you're right you do have graft them if you want them to be the same as the parent.
Growing from seed they will be genetically different, most will be quite plain.
But once in a while you might get a new strain...
Thats why there are thousands of different acer varieties.
I'm not holding much hope though...
Acer palmatum davethefish lol!
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07-04-2021, 03:27 PM #27
finally got to take some poor photos of my minature acers plus minature cherry and the magnolia i bought yesterday while at Castle Howard
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07-04-2021, 03:40 PM #28Freddyboy the legend
"we are water keepers first"
Johnathan
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07-04-2021, 03:50 PM #29
if it weren't so cold koi may have posed for a photo or two as well .
if you intend replacing the chag that passed away not available yet but Adam Byer is bredding from a giant chag take a look at his website.
like to take a ride down on of these days.
keith
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07-04-2021, 04:01 PM #30
I'll be getting one mate but need to see what turns up in the fry could be a couple in there yet
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16-04-2021, 06:35 PM #31
Ooo asda have the acers back on for 3quid . They arnt massive but still pretty decent for the money I got 3 different ones I'll try get a picture later.. Well happy just need to find some where for them now wanted them next to pond but it's in full sun spring to autumn for 930am onwards (But in winter when we need the heat only gets a slip of sun)
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16-04-2021, 07:15 PM #32
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16-04-2021, 07:27 PM #33
It's bright sun or pitch black shade here big line across the north facing garden lol. Got one spot in top left corner gets sun on morning then if placed right bit shade off rabbit hutch and fence or bottom corner the bbq corner but gets no sun at all
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16-04-2021, 07:52 PM #34
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16-04-2021, 09:38 PM #35
Not the best but 9quid for the 3 I anit gunna complain
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16-04-2021, 09:42 PM #36
@davethefish1
any thing you would do with these mate ie take a main leader out?
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16-04-2021, 10:05 PM #37
Maybe take some cutting and repot?
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16-04-2021, 10:53 PM #38
great price for those mate, have to get myself down to asda
only i'm on an acer ban at the minute.... like it is with koi... one tree out before one tree in lol!
they are probably not long planted in those pots, so i'd let them grow out thier roots a bit first,
and build up thier strength before trying to shape them.
depends on what you are going for, as trees for the garden, or to keep them small for bonsai.
the atropurpureum will grow many branches out, and the single stem will in time become the trunk.
same with the orange dream the leaves are providing the tree with nutrients if you cut them back too early the plant will be weakened.
the only one i might have a dabble with is the butterfly,
if it is two separate plants and there are two completely separate stems and not joined further down in the pot.
i'd be tempted to make two plants out of them, but depends if you can get roots from both of them as cuttings don't work well with acers.
i'd let them grow out a bit and get stronger, as they are not very robust when small...
here's a atropurpureum a bit older with a similar stem to yours.
and some with a many branched trunk like my katsura look good when they grow out too.
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16-04-2021, 11:10 PM #39
Cheers mate greatly appreciated
I'll have a look at the butterfly tomorrow see what's what and leave the rest
Just do what I did sneak them in the boot when she not looking and they will just appear in the garden one day "love I've had them since last year just forgot about them behind the shed" lol
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17-04-2021, 09:19 AM #40
So had a look at the butterfly but it is one stem under the soil line gutted thought I had a free tree lol
The bbq corner am thinking or putting them in now gets around 2hours of morning sun from 8 til 10 ish then shade till late afternoon when it gets a very small amount of dabble sun and next to no wind
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Freddyboy the legend
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Johnathan
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