Hi Y'all, I am in my 3rd year of growing out potted trees so I can eventually develop them into bonsai. In place of purchasing further stock, I would like to begin propagating via cuttings and air layering. To start, I would like to try my hand with my yoshino and weeping yoshino cherries (pictures attached).
I would like to develop the weeping cherry into a triple trunk design with secondary branches coming off each for a total of 6 main branches. This was my first tree and I am quite pleased with how it has developed naturally with minimal intervention. However, the branches are already too lanky prior to the spring growth so I would like to cut these back for more vertical growth. I would assume cuttings would be better for their current size (~1 - 1.5cm). I plan on using vermiculite, rooting hormones, sealed ziplocks, and heat pads indoors to stimulate growth, but I am open to any other suggestions.
For the traditional yoshino cherry, as you can see it is putting on good growth for a traditional orchard cherry, but it is way to straight and boring for a cherry bonsai. I believe I will have to take a drastic air layer and cut down to the bottom two or three branches while cuttings down the branches above the air layer for cuttings and to ease the load on the roots post-cut. I would like to hear y'alls thoughts on this. I have sphagnum moss and rooting hormones that I planned on using with a sealed ziplock as well.
I have also attached a pics of most of my trees minus my oaks, maples, and junipers as a bonus. Might post the rest if people are curious.
Thanks for any insight!
I would like to develop the weeping cherry into a triple trunk design with secondary branches coming off each for a total of 6 main branches. This was my first tree and I am quite pleased with how it has developed naturally with minimal intervention. However, the branches are already too lanky prior to the spring growth so I would like to cut these back for more vertical growth. I would assume cuttings would be better for their current size (~1 - 1.5cm). I plan on using vermiculite, rooting hormones, sealed ziplocks, and heat pads indoors to stimulate growth, but I am open to any other suggestions.
For the traditional yoshino cherry, as you can see it is putting on good growth for a traditional orchard cherry, but it is way to straight and boring for a cherry bonsai. I believe I will have to take a drastic air layer and cut down to the bottom two or three branches while cuttings down the branches above the air layer for cuttings and to ease the load on the roots post-cut. I would like to hear y'alls thoughts on this. I have sphagnum moss and rooting hormones that I planned on using with a sealed ziplock as well.
I have also attached a pics of most of my trees minus my oaks, maples, and junipers as a bonus. Might post the rest if people are curious.
Thanks for any insight!
