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leatherback wrote: I have in the past repotted without too much (and with too much) root pruning, repotted maples in mid summer. Aftercare (Some shade, do not let dry out) is important, but then it could be done.

I would guess that watering with lukewarm water & adding a bit of fertilizer could also help. But some just do not grow like the wild JM.

Thanks LB! It’s ok, I never watering with cold water. I have a mild, solid fertilizer, I’ll dissolve in water and give if you think it’s ok.
I just loosened up a tiny bit the outer part of the rootball and planted it in a larger, shallower pot. Now I know what to look for, but when I purchased I didn’t saw the signs. Lesson learned. Hopefully in the next year it’ll thrive.

The soil was the bad boy.. Started sprouting immediately. I didn’t disturbed the roots, just loosened up a bit around.

The airlayer wasn’t successful last time. I think it was my fault... :whistle:
The branch tried to leaf out in mid October, while the rest of the tree gone dormant. We got warm weather this time, and I believe I misplaced the thing. When spring came, all the new roots was dead and half sprouted zombie like buds hanging on the branch...

Maybe it’s not an easy rooter species, but I’ve found a blog /Credit : Robert Nocher/ where the man did an amazing job with one. The only thing, that he waited two years before he detached it.
Mine is a smaller tree, but I also took a different approach on this year’s experiment. It is much healthier now than it was at 2018, so I hope we’ll pull out well.

..and got some mutant seeds here and there...

Felidae wrote: I also took a different approach on this year’s experiment. It is much healthier now than it was at 2018, so I hope we’ll pull out well.

Well, it would be great if you explained what exactly is this new approach you've been trying with this beauty of yours.
And of course I loved the mutations!

Clicio wrote:

Felidae wrote: I also took a different approach on this year’s experiment. It is much healthier now than it was at 2018, so I hope we’ll pull out well.

Well, it would be great if you explained what exactly is this new approach you've been trying with this beauty of yours.
And of course I loved the mutations!

Sure! Instead of the past year where I used a small bag, this time I use a plastic pot, maybe with 3 times of the volume of sphagnum what I used before. It will be easier to keep the humidity in balance. Now I also used some algae powder as rooting aid.
The pot wrapped firstly with cling film and topped with aluminum foil to get better weather protection for the warmer months.
After fall I’ll keep it more in the shade where just morning sun can reach, also with more isolation around the air layering to prevent sudden temperature fluctuations on the new roots.
I aim to keep like this maybe for 16 months, but the tree will tell when it’s ready (If I don’t mess it up again... )

Even with all of my attention, I’m not sure if I can be successful with this cultivar.. Really sensitive... If not, I must find a solution for that bad looking rootstock.

Yes, strange samaras The famous A. palmatum Shiraswanum Aureum helicopterii

Could you spot the anomaly?

someone left garbage in your plant!

leatherback wrote: someone left garbage in your plant!

Not garbage, that’s how I seasoning raw beefsteak...

But really.. Nothing strange?? : )

Not sure what you are trying to show.

Maybe it’s more usual than I thought..
On the branch which situated on the graft joint, sprouted out both varieties opposing to each other.