First Attempt at Air Layering... Chinese Elm Frosty and More to Come.

[Dutchland]

As Stated in my Chinese Elms Cuttings Thread...

Chinese Elm are my Personal Favorite Species for Bonsai.
The Mass Produced S Bent Commercial Chinese Elm Seem to Give them a Bad Wrap to Their True Specimen Potential.

My Favorite Cultivar of Chinese Elm are These, Seiju and Frosty... Both Dwarf Varieties Almost form a Natural Bonsai.

I Have 1 Seiju and x2 Frosty 'Lois Hole' Elms Approx. 13-15 Years Old. They Were Planted in the Ground About 10 Years Ago.


Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Seiju'



Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Lois Hole' #1




Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Lois Hole' #2
The #2nd Frosty Elm I Just Recently Found Growing. It Popped Up, Where I Cut the Root off to Move the Tree to be Planted in the Ground.

More To Come...

 

[Dutchland]

Today I Attempted my First Air Layer Technique to my Frosty Elm #2.
I Realize These Rooter Pots are Probably a Joke Among Professionals, However I Have Them So I am Going to Use Them.


I Really Hope These Take... I Really like the Fact You Can Choose Where on the Tree You Want Roots, an Unmatched Advantage in Propagation.

-Dutch

 

[Dutchland]

I Have Lots of Different Species Planted on my Property I'd Like to Try Air Layering...



Not Sure Which of These Can be Air Layered, But Here is Few That I Have:

Cedrus Deodara (Couple Different Cultivars)
Cedrus Atlantica
Dawn Redwoods (Dwarf and Regular from Seed)
Bald Cypress
Memosa
Trident Maple
Japanese Maples
Chamaecyparis Nootkatensis ‘Green Arrow’
Japanese Black Pine 'Thunderhead'