air layering
 

Hello.I've tried airlayering many times in the past with very little (almost
none) success. But recently i picked up an old houseplant book and i saw
another method of airlayering in which the author cut a slit upwards into the
tree (about halfway into the trunk) as opposed to removing part of the bark. He
then slid a toothpick in to hold the cut open. Has anyone tried this method and
is it anymore efective.
thanks,
Aaron

On 19 Sep 2004 at 23:09, AJCarroll1019 wrote:

Hello.I've tried airlayering many times in the past with very little (almost
none) success. But recently i picked up an old houseplant book and i saw
another method of airlayering in which the author cut a slit upwards into the
tree (about halfway into the trunk) as opposed to removing part of the bark. He
then slid a toothpick in to hold the cut open. Has anyone tried this method and
is it anymore efective.
thanks,

This method works OK with houseplants (with a less woody trunk)
but not so well with hardwood trees. It also does not produce a
balanced ring of roots around the new base, which makes it not
suitable for bonsai.

You probably didn't keep the sphagnum damp enough in your
earlier tries. Air layering is actually one of the easier means
of vegetative propagation.

Start them in the early spring and on most temperate hardwood
trees you should be able to separate them by mid summer.

There's a good article on air layering on our website:

http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ar....php?viewid=21

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Nature
encourages no looseness, pardons no errors. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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On 19 Sep 2004 at 23:09, AJCarroll1019 wrote:

Hello.I've tried airlayering many times in the past with very little (almost
none) success. But recently i picked up an old houseplant book and i saw
another method of airlayering in which the author cut a slit upwards into the
tree (about halfway into the trunk) as opposed to removing part of the bark. He
then slid a toothpick in to hold the cut open. Has anyone tried this method and
is it anymore efective.
thanks,

This method works OK with houseplants (with a less woody trunk)
but not so well with hardwood trees. It also does not produce a
balanced ring of roots around the new base, which makes it not
suitable for bonsai.

You probably didn't keep the sphagnum damp enough in your
earlier tries. Air layering is actually one of the easier means
of vegetative propagation.

Start them in the early spring and on most temperate hardwood
trees you should be able to separate them by mid summer.

There's a good article on air layering on our website:

http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ar....php?viewid=21

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Nature
encourages no looseness, pardons no errors. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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************************************************** ******************************
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On 19 Sep 2004 23:09:54 GMT, (AJCarroll1019)
wrote:

Hello.I've tried airlayering many times in the past with very little (almost
none) success. But recently i picked up an old houseplant book and i saw
another method of airlayering in which the author cut a slit upwards into the
tree (about halfway into the trunk) as opposed to removing part of the bark. He
then slid a toothpick in to hold the cut open. Has anyone tried this method and
is it anymore efective.
thanks,
Aaron


I have been air layeing in this manner for over 20 years with my Ming
Aralias (Polyscias fruticosa) You make the upward slice between the
nodes (be careful not to cut too far through the stem but you need to
cut far enough so it can't just reheal) , insert a toothpick, dust
well with rooting hormone, then wrap a moist ball of sphagnum peat
around the wound and wrap that with polyethylene tied top and bottom
with tie wraps or twist ties. Depending on the plant, roots will
eventually (can take weeks or more) begin to form and you will see
them through the plastic. I use a small syringe to inject water when
the moss dries out, otherwise I just leave it alone tilll I see roots.
At this point, cut the stem off below the root ball and pot the plant.
Done

hope this helps

On 20 Sep 2004 at 15:11, LouF wrote:

On 19 Sep 2004 23:09:54 GMT, (AJCarroll1019)
wrote:

Hello.I've tried airlayering many times in the past with very little (almost
none) success. But recently i picked up an old houseplant book and i saw
another method of airlayering in which the author cut a slit upwards into the
tree (about halfway into the trunk) as opposed to removing part of the bark. He
then slid a toothpick in to hold the cut open. Has anyone tried this method and
is it anymore efective.
thanks,
Aaron


I have been air layeing in this manner for over 20 years with my Ming
Aralias (Polyscias fruticosa)

Yes. This method will work fine on plants like these -- which
are really not hardwoods. But for "real" trees you will need to
use one of the more traditional layering methods for decent
results.

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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************************************************** ******************************
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On 20 Sep 2004 at 15:11, LouF wrote:

On 19 Sep 2004 23:09:54 GMT, (AJCarroll1019)
wrote:

Hello.I've tried airlayering many times in the past with very little (almost
none) success. But recently i picked up an old houseplant book and i saw
another method of airlayering in which the author cut a slit upwards into the
tree (about halfway into the trunk) as opposed to removing part of the bark. He
then slid a toothpick in to hold the cut open. Has anyone tried this method and
is it anymore efective.
thanks,
Aaron


I have been air layeing in this manner for over 20 years with my Ming
Aralias (Polyscias fruticosa)

Yes. This method will work fine on plants like these -- which
are really not hardwoods. But for "real" trees you will need to
use one of the more traditional layering methods for decent
results.

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 Evergreen Gardenworks++++
************************************************** ******************************
-- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ --
+++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++

On 20 Sep 2004 at 15:11, LouF wrote:

On 19 Sep 2004 23:09:54 GMT, (AJCarroll1019)
wrote:

Hello.I've tried airlayering many times in the past with very little (almost
none) success. But recently i picked up an old houseplant book and i saw
another method of airlayering in which the author cut a slit upwards into the
tree (about halfway into the trunk) as opposed to removing part of the bark. He
then slid a toothpick in to hold the cut open. Has anyone tried this method and
is it anymore efective.
thanks,
Aaron


I have been air layeing in this manner for over 20 years with my Ming
Aralias (Polyscias fruticosa)

Yes. This method will work fine on plants like these -- which
are really not hardwoods. But for "real" trees you will need to
use one of the more traditional layering methods for decent
results.

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 Evergreen Gardenworks++++
************************************************** ******************************
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