Air layering really old wood?

[GailC]

I have a dwarf variety shrub lilac and would like to try air layering a decent sized branch but its a very old bush and the bigger limbs are probably decades old. Would it even be worth trying?

 

[Lazylightningny]

Photos?

 

[crust]

I have a dwarf variety shrub lilac and would like to try air layering a decent sized branch but its a very old bush and the bigger limbs are probably decades old. Would it even be worth trying?

My understanding is lilacs of all kinds root VERY easily.

 

[Shima]

I have a dwarf variety shrub lilac and would like to try air layering a decent sized branch but its a very old bush and the bigger limbs are probably decades old. Would it even be worth trying?

Most of my ground/layers are 2-400+ years old.

 

[GailC]

Yeah, younger trimmings root pretty easy in humid dome's. I need to start a few of my double white french lilac for landscaping. This is my bush and a couple shots of what the older branches look like. I have no idea which branch I would use, I haven't really looked that close yet.

 

[CWTurner]

Most of my ground/layers are 2-400+ years old.

I would love to see how those look, even if they're not yet finished.
CW

 

[Cypress187]

I'm no pro but I'm guessing an old plant also grows roots, so it should work

 

[Shima]

I would love to see how those look, even if they're not yet finished.
CW

Ok here's some. Rule of thumb where these grow is 100 years per caliper inch. A tiny seed falls in a crack of pahoehoe (smooth lava). Much like juniper grows in granite in the sierras. Mostly raw stock.

 

[Shima]

My favorite, suffocated in akadama.

 

[armetisius]

Such beautiful trunks & on a lilac no less.

 

[CWTurner]

Shima,
Very nice indeed. Especially since they were air layers. You should be proud.
CW