By Teo Spengler Can you graft Japanese maples? Yes you can. Grafting is the primary method of reproducing these beautiful and much admired trees. Read on to learn about how to graft a Japanese maple rootstock. Japanese Maple Grafting Most Japanese maples sold commercially have been grafted. Grafting is a very old method of reproducing plants, especially those that are difficult to grow from seed and cuttings. Japanese maple falls into this category. Growing Japanese maple cultivars from seed is difficult, since the tree’s flowers openly pollinate, this means that they accept pollen from most other maples in the area. Given this, you can never be certain that the resulting seedling will have the same looks and qualities as the desired cultivar. Regarding growing Japanese maple from cuttings, many species simply cannot be grown this way. Other species are simply very difficult. For these reasons, the propagation method of choice
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