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Omono
So I have three air layers going this year. One is going but slow, the other two... well...
This first one is a Chinese Elm. It was labeled as cork-bark but @Bonsai Nut says it isn't and he's probably right. I air layered it on March 30th. I checked for roots multiple time and just had three spindly ones at the end of June as noted in this thread. I raised the pot and switched to a finer DE. I checked it today and it is promising:
Should I attempt a separation? I'm perfectly willing to wait until Spring, and that's what I'm leaning towards, but I've seen people say that the actual separation can stimulate root growth. I'm about 7-1/2 weeks from the average first frost date but I'm not worried about that because whether I separate or not this will be wintered in my root cellar.
Now, the other two are what really have me sad.
I air layered a Shawnee bald cypress on June 12. Not a single root. What should I do?
Then this tri-color beech I air-layered in May of 2018. Two seasons and no roots!
I'm no quitter but damn! Is it worth trying for year 3? Any advice if I do? If I don't, will that eventually heal over? The top of the tree has been perfectly happy these past two summers.
Add to this that last year I killed a jap maple where I air layered the trunk and I'm just not doing well at all with air layering. :-(
This first one is a Chinese Elm. It was labeled as cork-bark but @Bonsai Nut says it isn't and he's probably right. I air layered it on March 30th. I checked for roots multiple time and just had three spindly ones at the end of June as noted in this thread. I raised the pot and switched to a finer DE. I checked it today and it is promising:
Should I attempt a separation? I'm perfectly willing to wait until Spring, and that's what I'm leaning towards, but I've seen people say that the actual separation can stimulate root growth. I'm about 7-1/2 weeks from the average first frost date but I'm not worried about that because whether I separate or not this will be wintered in my root cellar.
Now, the other two are what really have me sad.
I air layered a Shawnee bald cypress on June 12. Not a single root. What should I do?
Then this tri-color beech I air-layered in May of 2018. Two seasons and no roots!
I'm no quitter but damn! Is it worth trying for year 3? Any advice if I do? If I don't, will that eventually heal over? The top of the tree has been perfectly happy these past two summers.
Add to this that last year I killed a jap maple where I air layered the trunk and I'm just not doing well at all with air layering. :-(