Air Layering Brazilian Rain Tree

[J P]

Has anyone had success air layering a Brazilian Rain Tree? Thanks

 

[penumbra]

I am also very much interested in this.

 

[leatherback]

The BRT I have here was grown from an airlayer. Not don by myself, but I noticed during the first repot that the rootball was very young for a 1inch trunk.

 

[penumbra]

Surely someone here has attempted this.

 

[LanceMac10]

…..Brother Steve "Big Pharma" B. came down and repotted this BRT. Believe he put an air-layer on a branch. I'll try to get an update, but he's on the road some and lives a ways up north. Should have positive results. Most of your nicer specimens, outside of collected material, are developed via this method.

 

[J P]

Thanks, I am looking to air layer a trunk that is about 2" wide. The tree is very healthy and growing vigorously.

 

[Clicio]

Thanks, I am looking to air layer a trunk that is about 2" wide. The tree is very healthy and growing vigorously.

Air layers in BRTs are done regularly by nurseries specialised in tropicals here in Brazil.