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Thanks Jason. I had a failed air layer on a major Branch of a large trident maple last year. The tree has had massive die back as a result. Only a few small shoots near the base survived. I'm now terrified of Air Layers! Thanks for sharing 👍
I'll be trying this in the spring on several branches of a "bird cherry" that I have. It has smaller leaves, and both flowers and fruits are about 1/4" wide.
Jason, great job providing this detailed air layering 101 class. I’m well familiar with it now, but wish I’d had this detailed video 4 years ago! 👏🏽 🪴 🍁
Wow, very cool Jason 😊 I've got a big birthday coming up next month and I'm thinking of getting a Deshojo to grow in a big pot...and maybe do the odd air layer, you never know 😀 xx
Great timing. I’m also due to air layer my own parent Shishi next week. Popped some wire on the branches a couple weeks in advance to get some movement before air layering. I’ll try the black bag technique. I’ve opted for clear plastic in the past (wrapped in foil) to make it easier to see root development.
That’s great news Ryan. Good luck 🤞 I have used foil to cover a transparent bag in the past but found the foil was counter-productive. Although it’s easy to use and keeps the roots in the dark, it has the effect of reflecting the heat which is beneficial to the root development. I’ve had greater success with black bags since they absorb and retain heat. Hope this helps 🙏
it has been rumoured to me that shishigashira is one of the more difficult JMs to air layer. But I have a smaller cousin of yours and I will be trying one air layer on it this weekend. Hopefully we are both successful and the rumours were just naysayers.
Nah my shishi roots like crazy, unlike my disectum which is one of the most annoying trees ever. Pine air layers made in autumn work best, have done black pine and they grow crazy roots in sphagnum. Gotta scrape hard and use powder, the gel doesn't work. :)
Really great tutorial. Hoping to use this information next year. Do you water the airlayers throughout the season, or do you find tit unnecessary? Best of luck with this project -have crossed all my fingers!
Thanks Sue. I have had issues in the past with them being too wet and as a result calloused over, so occasionally check and add a little water if they appear dry but don’t over-water the air layers.
@@TheBonsaiGarden Awesome! I hear conflicting instructions re watering. Your climate is similar to mine so I'll likely have similar observations. Thanks again.
Great video thanks, ill be doing an airlayering for the first time this weekend and i was just wandering do you water the airlayering and how often thanks.
About to do this for the first time on some crabapple trees I got on sale last fall, as well as my Japanese maples and a large wisteria. My crab apples are taller than your shishi, so I'm hoping for a lot of starter trees. Direct sun or keep them shaded while air layering if mother plants are in pots?
really interesting video. I'm personally experimenting with airlayering as well. Can I ask you this question? Do you scrape of the remainder of the cambium layer or is just removing the bark enough disruption? Thanks for sharing, love your video's
I didn’t film watering the moss but it was moist when applied. Air layering can be successful in a couple of months or over a year depending on a whole range of factors including species, weather, location of the tree and microclimate etc. I will check the tree for roots in about August or September.
Ive done alotve airlayers & 40 or 50 of my favourite cultivar "Shishi"😂 ,& one major thing ive noticed is you can get away with using sphagnum on shishigashira but they tend to weakn the roots & just stop resulting in having to re-apply along the calloused area.So ive switched to a more course substrate like kanuma /sphagnum 60/40 in the the last month of spring (melb.aus) & get better results,also i have rootd shishigashira cuttings in sphagnum which was with winter cuttings that started budding near to spring! Anyways all the best & your content!!!cheerz!!
Ha ha. I will be able to offer possibly 7 of them (I will want to keep one myself) to UK based bonsai RU-vidrs. Since you are in Scotland if you send me your address Rob I’ll add you to the list when they are ready 🎁
