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Propagate

john1072john1072 Posts: 34
in Problem solving
I can't remember what this tree is but I love it and was wondering if it's possible to propagate from cuttings etc?

Thanks. 

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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Picture?
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • john1072john1072 Posts: 34
    edited August 2022
    That would have been a good idea 🙂 
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  • Arthur1Arthur1 Posts: 542
    Need a better picture. What is the foliage like - looks like some sort of Acer?
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Picture of whole tree, close up of foliage andclose up of bark please.

    If it is indeed an acer your best hopes of propagation are by seed or grafting.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • WallflowerBryWallflowerBry Posts: 81
    Looks like a sycamore to me.

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Sycamore is a form of acer https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/269/i-acer-pseudoplatanus-i/details but I think the bark is wrong.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • pinutpinut Posts: 194
    edited August 2022
    It looks very much like a London Plane tree but the picture does not convey enough detail to be absolutely sure.

    Take lots of pictures (your smartphone or digital camera can do this!) and select the best ones to upload. Include an establishing shot that shows the whole tree, close-ups of the leaf shape and flowers or seed pods if there are any.

    In any case, propagation by air-layering would be my recommendation.

    With cuttings, you would need to start with up to pencil-thick twigs. However, with air-layering it is possible to make a really thick branch (3inch+ diameter) root so that you end up with almost an instant big tree.

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