Javaman4373
Shohin
In a previous thread I described making an air layer from a large yew in our landscape. After two growing seasons I separated the air layer, screwed a board to the stump to help stabilize it and put it in a pot with sphagnum moss. I secured the ball of moss with some burlap fabric trying to not damage any roots and packed around that with additional moss. I over wintered the tree in a basement with temps of 50-55 F under some lights. In the past month, the branches produced abundant flowers, which have now fallen off. Perhaps the stress of the air layering pushed the plant to flower, just a guess. There seems to be some buds on the branches and the color of the foliage is a healthy looking green. In fact it looks better than the parent plant that was outside for the winter. See: https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/h...from-a-yew-questions.44866/page-3#post-869671
I plan to put the tree outside as soon as the danger of freezing temperatures is past. My question is: would it be better to carefully remove some of the moss and add bonsai soil all around the outside of the whatever roots that are developing? My concern is that overly damp moss might lead to root rot.
I plan to put the tree outside as soon as the danger of freezing temperatures is past. My question is: would it be better to carefully remove some of the moss and add bonsai soil all around the outside of the whatever roots that are developing? My concern is that overly damp moss might lead to root rot.