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Can I graft Field Maple onto Sycamore rootstock

WaysideWayside Posts: 845
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I've loads of self seeding sycamores.  And there are a couple of monsters near by that try their best to scatter little ones everywhere.

And they thrive.

But I don't want them, I'm all fed up with Sycamore.

However, I do love field maple, so could I make use of existing rootstock, and just graft on the field maple?

Would this work and would it be worth it?

Or perhaps I could graft another ornamental on top of it.

Thanks.

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  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154

    Hello Wayside

    Sounds a nice idea , but why would you want to ? Field Maples are pretty vigorous on their own roots .

  • WaysideWayside Posts: 845

    Or rather: grafting acer campestre onto acer pseudoplatanus

  • WaysideWayside Posts: 845

    It's just that I have loads of opportunist hedgerow sycamores, that I want to uproot, but I wouldn't if they were field maples.  Which I'd happily utilise as hedging.  I really like field maple.  It's a case of trying to tap into an established stock.

    Note: I am a complete amateur!

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