Protecting Japanese Maple Trees | Wiggle Wire Shade Cloth Install

Follow along with me as I install wiggle wire and track to hold the shade cloth that protects my young Japanese Maple trees from the hot afternoon sun.
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[@lily-annevereecken53]

Thanks for the demonstration of the wiggle wire!

[@JonnyMaple]

I am glad it was helpful! You're welcome!

[@Lair69]

Nice. You might wanna hit those wooden parts of that framing with some stain or paint before it starts hetting wet.

[@JonnyMaple]

It is Cedar wood, so it will be fine as is.

[@VagabondLobster]

are you able to show us your tables in a little bit more detail? not just the wiggle wire set up but where youve got your seedlings set up.
ive got about 150 at the moment and am struggling with a solid place for them while they are so young. was considering building a framed table with shade cloth around it, but am open for suggestions.
thanks!

[@JonnyMaple]

That is a good idea for a future video. Thank you. I definitely recommend a raised up surface to grow them on and shade cloth is a must if it will be in full sun.

[@ranjanty]

Hi Jonny, I have a ? thats been driving me nutz. the past month Iv'e been digging up seedlings from maple trees, there are about 20 trees on this property. I can never find seedlings under the Laceleaf cultivars but have found many many under and around the other varieties including Bloodgoods. Does the laceleaf trees have 5 or 7 points when they are seedlings and then when they grow older develop into 7 like the mother tree? I do see seedlings under the laceleaf trees but I don't know if they just blew under them because they only have a 5 point leaf. Thanks for your help and if anyone else knows the answer please help me out ?

[@JonnyMaple]

Seeds often don't grow true to the mother plant. I have seen dissectum lace leaf type seedlings grow from non-dissectum variety seeds. Additionally, does your lace leaf variety have seeds? JM trees have to reach a certain maturity to grown seeds... and some varieties don't grow seeds at all.

[@ranjanty]

@@JonnyMaple yes they're are full of seeds right now. I believe all the trees here were planted around 1985.
I really appreciate your feedback.👍

[@Noobysan1]

Hi, can you tell me what percentage shade cloth you're using? Thanks.

[@JonnyMaple]

I generally use either 50% or 40%, with 50% being better.