How to Propagate Acer × coriaceum
The obsidian gleam of the Acer × coriaceum’s leaves, leathery and firm, hinted at the stubbornness within. Propagating this hybrid felt like coaxing a whisper of life from the earth itself. Each hardwood cutting, a tiny prayer, was treated with the utmost reverence, its base immersed in the hormonal elixir, a hope for resurrection. Days bled into weeks, the humid air thick with anticipation, each tentative sprout a small victory against the odds. The final reward, a miniature replica of the parent, was a triumph, a testament to the gardener’s patience, a tiny emerald flame ignited against the cold indifference of the soil.