coopster23
Seedling
I started two air layerings on a Shishigashira JM in very early June (in east Idaho at the time).
The tree has been in Alabama since the first week of August. The smaller of the two failed; it looks like it had developed some small roots but stayed too wet and rotted. The other attempt was to separate the tree from its graft, and I'm pleased to see that as of a week or two ago, roots have become visible through the plastic bag.
The sphagnum ball is between the size of a fist and a baseball, and I see 5-6 root tips poking out of the moss. I'm getting kind of nervous about fall/winter approaching with the roots exposed. Is it too late to separate now, and if not do I have enough root for the tree to survive?
The tree has been in Alabama since the first week of August. The smaller of the two failed; it looks like it had developed some small roots but stayed too wet and rotted. The other attempt was to separate the tree from its graft, and I'm pleased to see that as of a week or two ago, roots have become visible through the plastic bag.
The sphagnum ball is between the size of a fist and a baseball, and I see 5-6 root tips poking out of the moss. I'm getting kind of nervous about fall/winter approaching with the roots exposed. Is it too late to separate now, and if not do I have enough root for the tree to survive?