Lol, is that plantname contrived by a faceroll?shishishigira
Nice growth!
Seems you have enough to find out yourself.....
If it was me....a I'd go easy on the nicest one, and hard on the worst one.
Meet in the middle.
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I've learned the hard way, at least with semi dwarf cultivars like shishishigira, that aggressive root work within a year of separating the layer, can spell disaster. The species in general can take aggressive root work without issues when healthy, but I wouldn't work the roots until the second season after layering.
Hi - yeah I've done two ground layers using straight akadama last year and am looking forward to see the results this spring when I remove the pot. Hopefully with better root results. I'll take picks and post the results this spring be good to compare the differenceSince the tree was near a tap you could have used open media mixed with milled sphagnum or vermiculite with moss on top in a plastic pot cut down one side with a hole in the bottom for the branch, watered it often and the roots would have shot straight out from the cut. Then after separation just a shake and the medium falls off and you have a nice root spread right from the start. And you don't have to contend with the possibility of soaked moss leading to failure. But I must say, the movement in your layers is excellent and a good beginning. I'd leave most of the roots the first year then you can reduce them and tweeze out the moss.
Rubbing sphag through mesh or chopping in a processor, same same. And in my experience does not solve the problem. But that's just my experience. And akadama holds too much H20 for either ground or air layers. Pumice works just fine for me with about 10% milled sphagnum. Many paths lead to the village.Nice results.
Rubbing the sphagnum trough the biggest soil-mesh avoids the problems with removing. Adding akadama helps reducing the chances it is to wet. Do not remove extra roots the year after an airlayer. They grew well for a full season, so they will be ready to use the board-method. I would not reduce to much, but try to get them even. Since they all come from the same tree, have good movement and will have a good rootbase it would be an option to place some together as a group. I hope you update this process.
Nice results.
Rubbing the sphagnum trough the biggest soil-mesh avoids the problems with removing. Adding akadama helps reducing the chances it is to wet. Do not remove extra roots the year after an airlayer. They grew well for a full season, so they will be ready to use the board-method. I would not reduce to much, but try to get them even. Since they all come from the same tree, have good movement and will have a good rootbase it would be an option to place some together as a group. I hope you update this process.
Nice tip on breaking the sphagnum down.Nice results.
Rubbing the sphagnum trough the biggest soil-mesh avoids the problems with removing. Adding akadama helps reducing the chances it is to wet. Do not remove extra roots the year after an airlayer. They grew well for a full season, so they will be ready to use the board-method. I would not reduce to much, but try to get them even. Since they all come from the same tree, have good movement and will have a good rootbase it would be an option to place some together as a group. I hope you update this process.