Help with Air Layering. Plant dying out.

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So we have put up two air layers on a single branch. The one on the top is just with water while the one on the bottom was with mud. About 4 days ago, the leaves of the plant started wilting. Any suggestions on what to do next. Which air layer to be removed or if the entire plant can be saved.
 

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Well, the last time I experienced leaves dying above the air layer, the air layered failed. In air layers that have been successful, I have notice growth above the air layer and the leaves do not dry out. Probably not salvageable at this point.
 

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Agreed. Probably dead above one or both layers now. Hopefully the stem below will sprout some new shoots for you.
Neither mud or water are really suitable layering media.
 

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You air layered with water and mud?
Who.. what.. why did you think that was going to work?
Don't get me wrong, I like the creativity, but if money or means are tight, there are better cheap options. Think rock wool, collected mosses, road gravel, cotton wool.

Try to air layer every part individually. And each part does need to have foliage. Otherwise you'll just be killing the center part of the branch. Without the center part, usually the apex doesn't really thrive.
 
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You air layered with water and mud?
Who.. what.. why did you think that was going to work?
Don't get me wrong, I like the creativity, but if money or means are tight, there are better cheap options. Think rock wool, collected mosses, road gravel, cotton wool.

Try to air layer every part individually. And each part does need to have foliage. Otherwise you'll just be killing the center part of the branch. Without the center part, usually the apex doesn't really thrive.


So we could see it drying out. And heres what we did now. The lower part of the branch had started sprouting roots, so we covered it in compost mud with coconut husk(coir) and the upper part, we left it with the water on, and did a bit of trimming.
 

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