[IBC] Air layering question for my hot weather friends
Greetings All,
I've been off list for awhile but am back now. I started an air layer early in the spring on a Japanese maple. It now has at the air layer site more than enough roots to support the tree, and it has put out a new flush of growth in the last three weeks. Question is... should I wait until Fall or next Spring to chop off the bottom of the tree? Or can I do it now? I'm in Dallas and will be enjoying (?) 99+/- degree temps for the next few weeks-- assuming it doesn't get hot! Blessings, Tim Ahlen ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Kevin Bailey++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
"Tim Ahlen" wrote in message news:!~!UENERkVCMDkAAQACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAA AAeIPBI7z3TEqC4sx6ciHdSsKAAAAQAAAAH5_38Fp3sUi7+jAB ... Greetings All, I've been off list for awhile but am back now. I started an air layer early in the spring on a Japanese maple. It now has at the air layer site more than enough roots to support the tree, and it has put out a new flush of growth in the last three weeks. Question is... should I wait until Fall or next Spring to chop off the bottom of the tree? Or can I do it now? I'm in Dallas and will be enjoying (?) 99+/- degree temps for the next few weeks-- assuming it doesn't get hot! Blessings, Tim Ahlen I'm just a rookie at this myself, but I'd wait until the fall. I haven't had great luck planting stuff in the middle of summer, and it doesn't get anywhere near that hot where I live. |
Tim Ahlen wrote:
Greetings All, I've been off list for awhile but am back now. I started an air layer early in the spring on a Japanese maple. It now has at the air layer site more than enough roots to support the tree, and it has put out a new flush of growth in the last three weeks. Question is... should I wait until Fall or next Spring to chop off the bottom of the tree? Or can I do it now? I'm in Dallas and will be enjoying (?) 99+/- degree temps for the next few weeks-- assuming it doesn't get hot! If you layer has been doing OK on the tree, I suspect it will do OK cut off, too -- assuming as you say that there are a LOT of roots. They should fill the plastic wrap or pot. Be careful not to break any tender roots when you remove the plastic or pot. I never try to remove the spaghnum, but plant it spaghnum and all in a largish shallow pot, tie it in carefully, then sit it in a shady spot (in your case into early fall, I suspect. A bit of morning sun probably would be a benefit. I'm surprised though that Japanese maples do well in Dallas. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Nature encourages no looseness, pardons no errors. Ralph Waldo Emerson ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Kevin Bailey++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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