I'm looking to grow a cutting from my mother-in-law's Japanese red maple but honestly not sure if it's still alive. If it is still alive am I able to make a cutting and root it? If it's not alive is it possible to salvage anything on it? I unfortunately don't have pictures or any more information other than that. Have to convince my husband to take me over there so I can look. His mother passed quite a few years ago so it would be nice to still give him something from her.