Scrogdor
Chumono
Hey all, my first attempt to air layer failed miserably on a valley oak, it resulted in a dead branch in a week. I performed the air layer, went back to check it about 10 days later and all the leaves on the branch were orange. There was condensation in the bag and the moss was still damp. Scratching my head because from what I've read on here, most peoples problems are the wound closing up and not producing roots, not the actual branch dying in TEN days. Any insights would be helpful, I'd love to air layer a valley oak tree if its possible.
This was my process
1) I cut a 1 inch section,
2) scraped it to the bark,
3) Wet the bark and applied rooting powder,
4) wrapped with soaked sphagnum moss and closed in a plastic wrap.
Other notes: The tree seemed like it was in good health, tons of leaves, no die back. The branch I layered was about 1.5 inch thick split off into two more branches that lead to leaves. Total length of the layer was probably 2-3 feet. It has been pretty hot here.
This was my process
1) I cut a 1 inch section,
2) scraped it to the bark,
3) Wet the bark and applied rooting powder,
4) wrapped with soaked sphagnum moss and closed in a plastic wrap.
Other notes: The tree seemed like it was in good health, tons of leaves, no die back. The branch I layered was about 1.5 inch thick split off into two more branches that lead to leaves. Total length of the layer was probably 2-3 feet. It has been pretty hot here.