HI Jim
I have done years ago with an apple tree ( it worked wonderfully)and I know what
you are talking about
never have done again but I always thought that these small nest we find in
supermarkets for onions lemons or oehers vegetables could be useful to fastene on
the trunk be stuffed easily with the moss and than wrapped with plastic to keep
the moist
Theo

Jim Lewis wrote:

I believe now is a good time to air layer deciduous trees (in
Zone 5) - is
that true?

This may sound trivial, but I'm trying to determine the
mechanics of doing
it - I know the basic steps, but is there an easy way (besides
using a pot)
to wrap the moss with plastic with no extra hands?


Nope. Unless you have 3 hands. Tie the bottom of the plastic on
in advance. Get the moss VERY wet, squeeze it tightly around the
trunk, then IMMEDIATELY pull up the plastic to hold it. Stuff
that drops out (and it will) can be stuffed back in later.

An "expert" did an air layering demo at our meeting last week.
Fun to watch. ;-)

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - "People,
when Columbus discovered this country, it was plum full of nuts
and berries. And I'm right here to tell you the berries are just
about all gone." -- Uncle Dave Macon, old-time musician

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