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title: "Can you propagate a Japanese maple branch?"
description: "Can you propagate a Japanese maple branch?"
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# Can you propagate a Japanese maple branch?

_Posted by Plant guy on 2025-11-08_

Can you propagate a Japanese maple branch?

## 1 comment

### Waspinator commented on 2025-11-09

Yes, it'll work from cuttings. Use a branch from relatively new growth, take a cutting that's about 4-6 inches long, and start in late spring/early summer for best results. They also propagate by seed pretty easily

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