What's the largest air-layer you have ever successfully done?

[Hack Yeah!]

Yes, I was considering simply doing a massive pruning spree and waiting for a year... but if it is possible, I'd love to be able to save the material.

The tree is approx. 30' tall. The highest I could reasonably do an airlayer would be about 15' off the ground - and even that would require creative work with a ladder. Assuming the air-layer is successful, I now have 2 x 15' trees to work with for propagation.

If it's for propagation purposes why not go ahead and set layers every few feet, assuming there are branches and leaves, then just keep going as high as you can

 

[doc spring _work]

Yes, I was considering simply doing a massive pruning spree and waiting for a year... but if it is possible, I'd love to be able to save the material.

The tree is approx. 30' tall. The highest I could reasonably do an airlayer would be about 15' off the ground - and even that would require creative work with a ladder. Assuming the air-layer is successful, I now have 2 x 15' trees to work with for propagation.

That... Sounds like an amazing problem to have

Have you learned any arborist climbing techniques?
Probably a hell of a lot safer to do it with ropes

 

[Javaman4373]

I air layered a Taxus cuspidata that was 3.2 inch in diameter. It took two growing seasons to get enough roots to separate it.