Re: OT: Tree Update with Pics.

Posted by SuperA-Tx on May 04, 2007 at 21:12:22 from (4.226.54.240):

In Reply to: OT: Tree Update with Pics. posted by JayWalt on May 04, 2007 at 20:26:37:

Jay,

Those are lichens like I said. They dont hurt your tree in any way. They are a fungus and change color from what they digest. If I remember correctly its moss they use? Read up on it its pretty interesting.

Your branches will NOT root. Sorry but not worth trying. Some trees you can do that with like Crape Myrtle and Willows but not maples. I shouldnt say that because I have rooted some other tree limbs and they always stay as limbs. Still, it wont do what you want.

If you insist that a new tree come from the old one I can think of only two options.

One, is letting it resprout and then getting seed. It should leaf out again if you dont cut it any further.

Two, Maples (acer) can be budded. You can read up on it but basicly you will be taking a bud from this tree and making a T slip in another tree and waiting for it to "take" and then cutting the old tree off. The bud will continue to grow into a tree. You could also bud each limb seperatly and remove the old limb but basicly it would still be the old tree. The other way all of the old tree that would be left is the root and a few inches of the old trunk.

Roses, fruit trees, pecan trees, camellias, a few others are done this way. It is common for the Japanese maples to be budded or grafted to get the variety you want.

If you want to email me I can go into this a little more for you. I have been a nurseryman all my life. The Super A I restored was what my father started the business with in 1949. My father was a master at budding roses, thats another story tho.

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