Hi all,

For the last ten years or so each Autumn I've popped a few Japanese
Maple seeds into a cold frame and it has produced me over the years a
good few small trees...

A couple of questions though...

1) They are still very small after ten years. Each year several die off
despite my best efforts. (I notice that shop maples tend to be grafted,
I guess that the root stock may have something to do with it).

Any theories on how to nurture them on... After this length of time I
don't want to loose them all.

2) Pricking them out & potting on is always a tricky time... Currently I
use about a 50/50 mix of peat based compost & John innes No2 (Sifted
garden soil if I don't have any No2).

Does anyone know the best soil for home grown Japanese Maples?

Thanks for any ideas.


Paul.