Air layer small D.R Redwood Possible?
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KiwiPlantGuy
Omono
Hi,
Dawn Redwoods air layer fine, and quite fast like a few months. Either Spagnum or bonsai soil works.
Charles
Dawn Redwoods air layer fine, and quite fast like a few months. Either Spagnum or bonsai soil works.
Charles
Rfarrell5888
Sapling
Few inches down from the top will be ok? I want to create a short redwood out of the top
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KiwiPlantGuy
Omono
Hi,
It is ultimately your decision but I don’t see your plan working. This is because where you want to air-layer there’s a big knot of branches which won’t look very nice if you want a single trunk etc. My idea would be a bit out of the box. Air layer just under the big knot of branches and do a clump/multi trunk design. The other thinking would be to do an air layer half way and remove the knot etc.
These trees are so vigorous that you can chop it down to a few inches from the roots and it will throw heaps of new buds/branches/new trunk.
Anyway, thinks to think about etc.
Charles
It is ultimately your decision but I don’t see your plan working. This is because where you want to air-layer there’s a big knot of branches which won’t look very nice if you want a single trunk etc. My idea would be a bit out of the box. Air layer just under the big knot of branches and do a clump/multi trunk design. The other thinking would be to do an air layer half way and remove the knot etc.
These trees are so vigorous that you can chop it down to a few inches from the roots and it will throw heaps of new buds/branches/new trunk.
Anyway, thinks to think about etc.
Charles
AJL
Chumono
Alternatively you could just prune off the top down to a suitable side-shoot to form a new leader and plant the shoot(s) youve removed as hardwood cuttings -which should root easily.
