Given that it is early August, which here in Houston means heat near (or
over) 100 for the next month or more and lots of nice humidity - but also
more than two more moths of growing season left - is now an appropriate time
to attempt an airlayer on a quite healthy A. palmatum "Shin deshojo"? If
not, can I do it at all before fall, or should I wait till next Spring? I
had intended to do it in mid-May after the leaves hardened off, but the
Spring and Summer got away from me.

Thanks!
Blake in Houston

Blake Wilkins wrote:

Given that it is early August, which here in Houston means heat near (or
over) 100 for the next month or more and lots of nice humidity - but also
more than two more moths of growing season left - is now an appropriate time
to attempt an airlayer on a quite healthy A. palmatum "Shin deshojo"? If
not, can I do it at all before fall, or should I wait till next Spring? I
had intended to do it in mid-May after the leaves hardened off, but the
Spring and Summer got away from me.

Thanks!
Blake in Houston

HI Miko Kitsune from the here told me that colored leaves maples
are hard to airlayering the best moment is spring anyway ..
shin dshojo is a synonimous of deshojo as explained in the maple book
I am amazed it can be alive in Huston normally it is too hot for maples


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Blake Wilkins wrote:

Given that it is early August, which here in Houston means heat near (or
over) 100 for the next month or more and lots of nice humidity - but also
more than two more moths of growing season left - is now an appropriate time
to attempt an airlayer on a quite healthy A. palmatum "Shin deshojo"? If
not, can I do it at all before fall, or should I wait till next Spring? I
had intended to do it in mid-May after the leaves hardened off, but the
Spring and Summer got away from me.

Thanks!
Blake in Houston

HI Miko Kitsune from the here told me that colored leaves maples
are hard to airlayering the best moment is spring anyway ..
shin dshojo is a synonimous of deshojo as explained in the maple book
I am amazed it can be alive in Huston normally it is too hot for maples


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Given that it is early August, which here in Houston means heat
near (or
over) 100 for the next month or more and lots of nice
humidity - but also
more than two more moths of growing season left - is now an
appropriate time
to attempt an airlayer on a quite healthy A. palmatum "Shin
deshojo"? If
not, can I do it at all before fall, or should I wait till next
Spring? I
had intended to do it in mid-May after the leaves hardened off,
but the
Spring and Summer got away from me.

MUCH too late for a layer on A. palmatum. The hot air, the
plastic wrap, the moisture inside it would result in a parboiled
maple. Start you air layer next spring at about the same time
you would normally transplant, prune, etc. It will take most or
all of the summer to get enough roots to separate the layer, so
at the hottest part of the summer, move the tree into the shade.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where
people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and
its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it
should have - Paul Bigelow Sears.

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Given that it is early August, which here in Houston means heat
near (or
over) 100 for the next month or more and lots of nice
humidity - but also
more than two more moths of growing season left - is now an
appropriate time
to attempt an airlayer on a quite healthy A. palmatum "Shin
deshojo"? If
not, can I do it at all before fall, or should I wait till next
Spring? I
had intended to do it in mid-May after the leaves hardened off,
but the
Spring and Summer got away from me.

MUCH too late for a layer on A. palmatum. The hot air, the
plastic wrap, the moisture inside it would result in a parboiled
maple. Start you air layer next spring at about the same time
you would normally transplant, prune, etc. It will take most or
all of the summer to get enough roots to separate the layer, so
at the hottest part of the summer, move the tree into the shade.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where
people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and
its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it
should have - Paul Bigelow Sears.

************************************************** ******************************
++++Sponsored, in part, by Chris Cochrane++++
************************************************** ******************************
-- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ --
+++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++