Hi Iris...I have a similar situation with an english hawthorn...very one
sided nebari. This past spring I did a workshop with Pauline Muth ,and after she
had a look she had me make a small vertical incision right down into the
cambium about where I needed roots...she gave me some of her hormone powder and I
dusted the cut...wrapped it in sphagnum and waited. I had a little look last
week and lo an behold...there are some new roots coming along !...obviously
this is a springtime operation but worth the wait. I'm not sure but I thought
she had actually said that these weren't usually the best candidates for
grafting roots...however my memory...................???? best of luck BobO
western Ma

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My own experience of hawthorn is that, whilst they are quick to strike
roots, it seems to take a great deal of time for them to form anything of
any note. Airlayers have always proved difficult, you get a large number of
very small roots but, even after a couple of years there is rarely enough
root mass to sustain the plant on its own.

Mike Bennett. UK

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From: "Robert O'Brien"
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Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 10:31 AM
Subject: [IBC] English Hawthorn


Hi Iris...I have a similar situation with an english hawthorn...very one
sided nebari. This past spring I did a workshop with Pauline Muth ,and
after she
had a look she had me make a small vertical incision right down into the
cambium about where I needed roots...she gave me some of her hormone
powder and I
dusted the cut...wrapped it in sphagnum and waited. I had a little look
last
week and lo an behold...there are some new roots coming along
!...obviously
this is a springtime operation but worth the wait. I'm not sure but I
thought
she had actually said that these weren't usually the best candidates for
grafting roots...however my memory...................???? best of luck
BobO
western Ma


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This past spring I did a workshop with Pauline Muth ,and after she had a
look she had me make a small vertical incision right down into the cambium
about where I needed roots...she gave me some of her hormone powder and I
dusted the cut...wrapped it in sphagnum and waited.

I can do that too. However, the base of the trunk is very boring, and I am
hoping an approach graft of a few of the cuttings will give the trunk base some
more interest.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)