Air Layering Japanese maple

[namnhi]

I did four successful AL last year on this tree. Those four are growing in their own pots at the moment. I did another four AL this year.....the mother tree is slowly getting shorter and shorter, lol. This cultivar pushes out roots extremely fast.

Oh that's good. I have one that I want to AL but haven't have time to do it. What's your medium? Sphagnum Moss?

 

[Pitoon]

@namnhi yes, just damp sphagnum moss and Garden Safe TakeRoot rooting hormone.

 

[Maloghurst]

Shishigashira will air layer. Does anyone know about pinebark (nishiki) Japanese maple?

 

[b3bowen]

Shishigashira will air layer. Does anyone know about pinebark (nishiki) Japanese maple?

I started a layer on Nishiki gawa at the same time as the Arakawa above. No roots yet (1 month out) but top looks healthy, so I’ll keep you posted.

 

[b3bowen]

Chishio improved ready to seperate.

 

[akhater]

I started an orange dream 6 Weeks ago, yesterday I saw the first root just peeking out. Hope more will follow

 

[MACH5]

Trying to air layer an A. palmatum higasayama. In its fourth week and not sure of the progress since it is in my brother's landscape. I will be going over there in a few more weeks and see. Very beautiful and unique maple!

 

[Pitoon]

Bihou and Viridis failed. Mikawa yatsubusa is still looking ok. I think this will be it for air layering this year. I would rather graft them next year onto rooted stock.

 

[Deleted member 21616]

I think this will be it for air layering this year

don't let this discourage you - viridis, a dissectum, is not just notoriously difficult; most would say it's impossible to air layer!

you probably did everything right - it's the tree that was wrong!

 

[Pitoon]

don't let this discourage you - viridis, a dissectum, is not just notoriously difficult; most would say it's impossible to air layer!

you probably did everything right - it's the tree that was wrong!

Maybe, maybe not. We had a lot of rain the past couple of weeks. That could be the issue? It was just too wet.

Reason I said that is because I would prefer grafting multiple trees from one branch verse havin just one tree from an air layer. I don't want to risk loosing any more branches.

 

[b3bowen]

Shishigashira will air layer. Does anyone know about pinebark (nishiki) Japanese maple?

Just removed this pinebark. Accidentally detached a little early (thought there were more roots than there were). Roots are single sided but so far so good.

 

[Lorax7]

Some of my sango kaku cuttings that I planted in the fall have rooted and put out new leaves this spring. I didn’t have all that high of a success rate, but that is likely due to being very new to tree propagation and not very practiced at it yet.

 

[b3bowen]

Acer palmatum osakazuki (not suprised since evergreen gardenworks had cuttings).

 

[b3bowen]

Acer shirasawanum ‘palmatifolium’
I was not sure if this one would root, but it put out a bunch of fine roots.

 

[Elyah]

Chishio improved ready to seperate.

@b3bowen Was initially going to take cuttings from a small Chishio improved.Instead I think tomorrow I’m gonna do a air layer my I ask how long did it take to separate & start forming roots.
Chishio improved

 

[b3bowen]

It was one of my earlier ones to form roots. Started most of these at the end of March when leaves were extending looks like I seperated may 21st. Roots were very strong growing and plant is still doing great on its own feet. I know there is debate here but I think clonex hormone has significantly improved my sucess rate.

 

[Elyah]

It was one of my earlier ones to form roots. Started most of these at the end of March when leaves were extending looks like I seperated may 21st. Roots were very strong growing and plant is still doing great on its own feet. I know there is debate here but I think clonex hormone has significantly improved my sucess rate.

Thanks.

 

[b3bowen]

Red pygmy (strap leaf)
Roots came out early then stopped growing. It was a very small layer and detached just fine. Not sure how strong it will be on its own roots.

 

[b3bowen]

Sango kaku- awsome roots on this 1/2 off lowes special.

 

[0soyoung]

Just curious @b3bowen, are all your layers of (more or less) vertical stems as opposed to horizontal branches?