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air-layering citrus tree for potential future bonsai (question)
I have a 4-5 metre tall mandarin tree (unsure of exact details) in
ground that I would like to clone. The intention is it will be for a future bonsai. After reading many websites the only specific issue that remains (with regard to this tree) is where to start the layering. I was thinking/hoping to work on an upward facing branch where the leaves receive direct sunlight but the site would be sheltered from the direct sun by the top of the tree. The actual branch is about 1 inch in diameter at the site of the potential layering. Is this a reasonable spot or will/should I work on a newer branch that is not as wide (eg. pencil thick/1cm)? Can I work on a wider branch, say 2 inch diameter? |
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I have a 4-5 metre tall mandarin tree (unsure of exact details)
in ground that I would like to clone. The intention is it will be for a future bonsai. After reading many websites the only specific issue that remains (with regard to this tree) is where to start the layering. I was thinking/hoping to work on an upward facing branch where the leaves receive direct sunlight but the site would be sheltered from the direct sun by the top of the tree. The actual branch is about 1 inch in diameter at the site of the potential layering. Is this a reasonable spot or will/should I work on a newer branch that is not as wide (eg. pencil thick/1cm)? Can I work on a wider branch, say 2 inch diameter? I have no idea how easily an orange will air layer. My guess is that it may be difficult. You can air layer a tree in several locations at once, so I'd suggest that you try the one-inch branch as well as the 2 inch branch -- so long as one isn't higher up the SAME branch as the other. However, if you live in the northern hemisphere, this isn't the ideal time to start an air layer. Spring or early summer is recommended. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Nature encourages no looseness, pardons no errors. Ralph Waldo Emerson ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Boon Manakitivipart++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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I have a 4-5 metre tall mandarin tree (unsure of exact details)
in ground that I would like to clone. The intention is it will be for a future bonsai. After reading many websites the only specific issue that remains (with regard to this tree) is where to start the layering. I was thinking/hoping to work on an upward facing branch where the leaves receive direct sunlight but the site would be sheltered from the direct sun by the top of the tree. The actual branch is about 1 inch in diameter at the site of the potential layering. Is this a reasonable spot or will/should I work on a newer branch that is not as wide (eg. pencil thick/1cm)? Can I work on a wider branch, say 2 inch diameter? I have no idea how easily an orange will air layer. My guess is that it may be difficult. You can air layer a tree in several locations at once, so I'd suggest that you try the one-inch branch as well as the 2 inch branch -- so long as one isn't higher up the SAME branch as the other. However, if you live in the northern hemisphere, this isn't the ideal time to start an air layer. Spring or early summer is recommended. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Nature encourages no looseness, pardons no errors. Ralph Waldo Emerson ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Boon Manakitivipart++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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