Japanese maples are notoriously difficult to root from cuttings. It can be done but probably not the best choice for a newby to the process. If you want to try, here's a good method to follow:

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Fill a 1-gallon nursery container with a thoroughly moistened mixture of half peat and half perlite. Press the mixture firmly, then poke a 4-inch-deep hole in the center.

2

Gather a 6- to 8-inch-long cutting from the tip of a healthy Japanese maple branch. Choose a stem with several mature leaves at the tip and a diameter of around 1/4 inch.

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Sever the cutting using very sharp, clean bypass shears. Position the cut just beneath a set of leaves. Make the cut at a 45-degree angle to expose a larger area of the cambium, or inner bark.

4

Pour 0.5-percent IBA (indolebutyric acid) hormone into a shallow pan. Place the end of the Japanese maple cutting into the hormone. Soak it for 1 minute. Discard the used hormone.

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Insert the end of the Japanese maple cutting into the prepared planting hole. Gently firm the peat mixture against the stem. Drizzle water around the base of the cutting to further settle the peat mixture.

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Place the potted Japanese maple cutting outdoors under high, light shade. Choose a spot with direct morning sun but shelter at midday. Apply 75 to 80 Fahrenheit bottom heat to the container using a propagation mat if the weather is unseasonably cool.

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Mist the cutting's foliage and stem twice daily to prevent dehydration. Use a hose with a misting nozzle or an automated misting system.

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Add water to the peat mixture only when it feels mostly dry in the top 2 inches. Drizzle the water directly onto the mixture rather than spraying from above to prevent excess moisture build-up on the leaves.

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Check for roots in five to six weeks by very gently tugging on the base of the cutting. Feel for resistance to the pulling motion, which indicates that roots have begun to form.

10

Grow the Japanese maple in its rooting container for two months. Transfer it into a 1-gallon container filled with loamy soil. Grow it under sheltered conditions with regular watering until spring.

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Acclimate the Japanese maple cutting to direct sunlight for one week before transplanting it. Plant it in a sunny or lightly shaded bed with moist, well-drained soil once nighttime temperatures stay reliably above freezing.

Thank you for a quick reply. It may be difficult, but I will try it anyway.