Well, I tried some air layers and cuttings this summer and now
have a number
of propogated plants that will be seeing their first winter. A
couple
didn't actually develop roots until very recently and one of my
air layers I
thought was dead is now sending out new leaves (buds are just
now popping).
Anything I can do to increase the survival chances for these
"babies?" I
have kingsville boxwood cuttings, trident maple cuttings, a
Japanes maple
air layer and two JH Elm air layers. On a somewhat similar
note, I have a
whole bunch of Serrisa cuttings that are doing really well and
I'm wondering
if they will behave as Ficus or Trident Maple if planted so
that the trunks
are touching - will they eventually "graft" together and form a
single
larger trunk?

Are the layers still attached? It's a bit late to remove them (I
think). But if you do, treat them like your cuttings and give
bottom heat over the winter.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - The phrase
'sustainable growth' is an oxymoron. - Stephen Viederman

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