Comments on: Propagating Japanese Maples For Bonsai http://www.mybonsaitree.com/propagating-japanese-maples-for-bonsai/ Bonsai Tree Care is an informational resource on how to buy, grow, and care for your bonsai trees. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:03:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: John E Strom Jr http://www.mybonsaitree.com/propagating-japanese-maples-for-bonsai/comment-page-1/#comment-80 John E Strom Jr Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:21:20 +0000 http://www.mybonsaitree.com/propagating-japanese-maples-for-bonsai/#comment-80 Thanks for the information on creating a Bonsai from my lovely Seiryu Japanese Maple. I've a Beni Komachi Japanese maple as well and plan to create a Bonsai from each by "air layering". If I understand correctly, I'm taking a small limb [vertical] and removing the bark from about 1/2" in length, wrap sphagnum moss around the 'wound', soak it well in water and cover with clear plastic, taping at either end for several months while the roots form. After about 9 months or a year, remove the clear plastic, remove the sphagnum moss, gently trim the roots [?] and plant in a pot with proper soil. Can this be done any time of year? Do I need to use root growth hormone to get the roots started? Thanks again for a very interesting article. :) Best regards Thanks for the information on creating a Bonsai from my lovely Seiryu Japanese Maple. I’ve a Beni Komachi Japanese maple as well and plan to create a Bonsai from each by “air layering”. If I understand correctly, I’m taking a small limb [vertical] and removing the bark from about 1/2″ in length, wrap sphagnum moss around the ‘wound’, soak it well in water and cover with clear plastic, taping at either end for several months while the roots form. After about 9 months or a year, remove the clear plastic, remove the sphagnum moss, gently trim the roots [?] and plant in a pot with proper soil.

Can this be done any time of year? Do I need to use root growth hormone to get the roots started? Thanks again for a very interesting article. :)

Best regards

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