I have a nice piece of deadwood (azalea) I want to use to start a phoenix graft next spring. I am wondering if I should treat it this winter to help preserve it and if so with what?
What are you going to graft to it? Tropical tree would almost require you to treat the wood, outside tree in Colorado probably not? But who knows, lime sulfur would be good except it turns it white unless you add water soluble black printers ink.
@dlmcpeters I just harvested a whole bunch of different Maple seeds and a few other seeds. I have Japanese Maple, RM Big Tooth Maple, Shantung Fire Dragon Maple, Japanese Quince (Double Red, Toyo Nishiki, Cheyenne Red, Double Peach), NM Privet, Purple Beauty Berry seeds. I plan on planting them in the spring and see what I get. You are welcome to any of them but one quince (very few seeds). Assuming they sprout and I don't kill them off. It might be best to split the seeds up and grow them out at different homes in case of tragedy striking them all at the same time.
I ended up going with trident maples. We will see how it goes. I also collected seeds last fall. So far none are showing, but once they do maybe we do a seedling swap.
I ended up going with trident maples. We will see how it goes. I also collected seeds last fall. So far none are showing, but once they do maybe we do a seedling swap.
Well I have not planted mine, no place to put them except outside so I can feed the squirrels.
What are you going to graft to it? Tropical tree would almost require you to treat the wood, outside tree in Colorado probably not? But who knows, lime sulfur would be good except it turns it white unless you add water soluble black printers ink.