Airlayering a juniper - Step by Step

[R_F]

Graydon,

That's weird and too bad. I wonder what the cause was.........I really hope the air-layer didn't cause it.

 

[Graydon]

I looked at them both today, one was more dead than the other. I am guessing at this but potentially to much water. They were both in akadama, pumice and lava and it was free draining but perhaps not free draining enough with water 2 times daily. I also fed everything pretty heavily recently based on my "no time" schedule.

I will say the root pad development was real nice on the layer just before it died. I kept it and will post photos as soon as I can.

Anyhow i think I will try this again if I ever find some nice material.

 

[R_F]

I looked at them both today, one was more dead than the other. I am guessing at this but potentially to much water. They were both in akadama, pumice and lava and it was free draining but perhaps not free draining enough with water 2 times daily. I also fed everything pretty heavily recently based on my "no time" schedule.

I will say the root pad development was real nice on the layer just before it died. I kept it and will post photos as soon as I can.

Anyhow i think I will try this again if I ever find some nice material.

Being that I know close to nothing about junipers, this is good info and warning to the wise! Thanks. I would be interested to see the pics too....

We could have a moment of silence while viewing them

 

[R_F]

Well This juni bit the dust. It was attacked by scale....I sprayed malathion (did that do it?) and it is gone now.

Good thing is...I'm an optimist...which means I now have a chance to try a tanuki!

Now if I can only find a long flexible shimpaku whip........

Edit: Forgot to mention that I checked the place where I cut and it didn't push anything root like. In fact all made was calluses. I thought I cut it pretty deep too. I've done close to five air layers (on other species) prior to this one and it is the first to fail. *sigh* Oh well.