Japanese Maple air layer timing

[Goodroot]

Should be ok. It does suck getting that plastic around, tied, and not lose 5 gallons of moss! Lol

 

[Hack Yeah!]

In the future leave the top, all of the leaves power root growth

 

[Goodroot]

Tight isn’t my choice, but wait and see.

 

[SeanS]

well i finally did one. what a pain in the ass.

is this enough moss to support this size of a layer? i pruned a bunch off the top because i doubt a tiny root ball can support such a big tree. should i open it mid summer and add more material then seal it back up?

i packed the moss in fairly tight. is that good or bad?

As @Hack Yeah! said it’s generally better to leave as much foliage above the layer as possible while it’s trying to generate roots. The existing root ball of the tree is feeding the parts above the layer while it’s still attached to the tree so no need to prune anything off at this point. Once it’s separated you can think about reducing the top if you really need to based on the new roots of the separated air layer.

 

[potatofarmer]

damn well i screwed that up then. hopefully it still goes.