Orion_metalhead
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Can I separate this air layer on a Viburnum? Going into the ground as a landscape plant.
Can I Separate This Air Layer?
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sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Why the haste?
Sorce
Sorce
Orion_metalhead
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No specific reason. Figure getting it in it's permanent home now will give it a chance to establish through end of summer and into fall and have the best opportunity to grow roots.
First air-layer so not sure if I show wait for lignification of roots or plant it now with it's growing tips growing strongly.
First air-layer so not sure if I show wait for lignification of roots or plant it now with it's growing tips growing strongly.
Forsoothe!
Imperial Masterpiece
I wouldn't wait.
Tidal Bonsai
Omono
The time of the year is fine to separate, BUT... I feel like there is not enough rootage yet! The layer should look like the tree below when it’s time to safely separate.
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River's Edge
Imperial Masterpiece
In your climate zone you can wait a couple of weeks for sure. I prefer the root development to look like this before separating.That way if you damage a few transplanting it is not such a big deal.
Shibui
Imperial Masterpiece
While it would be nice to have more advanced roots I have removed layers with far fewer roots even than the original photo. Once roots have started to grow the layer usually goes all out to grow more and survive.
The viburnums I have grown are all very very hardy plants. Many self layer. Even if a branch comes close to the ground it will develop roots. They would probably grow if you just stuck a branch without roots into the garden. I'd be confident that a viburnum with roots like that would survive just fine.
These new roots are extremely brittle so there is always a chance of knocking off one or 2 but if you are just putting it straight into a hole in the ground without playing with those new roots I think that would be fine. Just leave the moss and root ball intact when you plant it.
The viburnums I have grown are all very very hardy plants. Many self layer. Even if a branch comes close to the ground it will develop roots. They would probably grow if you just stuck a branch without roots into the garden. I'd be confident that a viburnum with roots like that would survive just fine.
These new roots are extremely brittle so there is always a chance of knocking off one or 2 but if you are just putting it straight into a hole in the ground without playing with those new roots I think that would be fine. Just leave the moss and root ball intact when you plant it.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Not quite yet. I like to see some of the roots turning from white to brown before I separate:
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Great job!
Yeah I'd wait, even till next year with no real worries.
Also. Be sure to cut it off with a long tail at a severe angle so you can shove it into the lower soil for stability in it's new location.
With Any luck you'll get roots there too and a boost.
Sorce
Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
Thanks all. Ill wait two more weeks or until I see some of the roots maturing a bit more.
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