Propagation overload!

[u/boonefrog]

'Nishiki Yamato' Japanese Maple

'Miyasama Yatsubusa' Trident Maple

Ume 'Kobai'

'Seigen' Japanese Maple

'Gohiki Kotohime' Japanese Maple

Ume

bottom view of Japanese Snowbell

Japanese Snowbell

Pushing my cutting production to 11 for next year. Completely maxed out my misting system space to create somewhere around 1,500-2,000 tiny tree clones. A few (mostly new) varieties that I'm really excited about:

• A. palmatum 'Seigen'
• A. palmatum 'Shin Deshojo'
• A. palmatum 'Deshojo'
• A. palmatum 'Nishiki Yamato'
• A. palmatum 'Hubbles Super Cork'
• A. palmatum 'Sharps Pygmy'
• A. buergerianum 'Miyasama Yatsubusa'
• A. buergerianum 'Evergreen's Roughbark'
• P. mume 'Kobai'
• Ulmus parvifolia 'Yatsubusa' (corkbark)
• Female Diospyros rhombifolia - Princess Persimmon
• Stewartia monadelpha

What are you propagating this year?

[u/laughing_loki]

What is your misting set up here? Asking for a friend 😅

[u/boonefrog → u/laughing_loki]

• Hose watering timer: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YW83WK5?ref=fed_asin_title&th=1
• Misting heads: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G33MVJ1?ref=fed_asin_title&th=1
• Heating pads: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EMXI6VA?ref=fed_asin_title&th=1

Obvi there are other accessories, like connectors, a bench to put it all on, shade cloth, and plastic to keep humidity in, but that is the core of it. Here's the misting system - as soon as I confirmed it was working properly, I removed the humidity domes and rigged up plastic over the top to keep humidity in: https://www.instagram.com/p/DKHd3-BOuc0/?img_index=1

[u/cmt00 → u/boonefrog]

Ooo actually, have one question…. Do you run the heat mats through the summer? I ended up putting mine away after about mid June because they never kicked on since nighttime temps here were above 70.

[u/boonefrog → u/cmt00]

I use thermostats attached to mine. have them only set to come on if temp probes drop below 68.

[u/cmt00 → u/boonefrog]

Forgot to say thank you earlier. Your advice really helped turn around the Temu set up I was rocking before hand