Bonsai Techniques - Air Layering

[Retrovega1]

Thanks so much for this video Graham. Excellent explainations for all the steps. I have recently tried this on a Prunus Cerasifera that I have in my garden, and voila, 6 weeks later I see root tips. I love your work. Thanks from South Africa.

[MrDjxxxmarc1]

wow.....



[mutchock1]

Not many artists can work on a living canvas!!

[justanotherpaly]

Make a vid of follow up on this you should do some more propergation vids to or of rare trees;)

[MumtazKhan991]

How old or thick should a tree be before I consider doing this sort of technique? I've considered doing this on a Chinese Elm, but I don't want to risk maiming the tree.

[smallfaucet]

thanx for sharing your work

[tvgirlnyc]

I wander if that small ball with a very thin layer of moss could be enough to develop an enough amount of roots for suporting a plant that big. Odd

[BenMary11]

Last year, I layered a 5 foot Japanese Maple with 3inch branch diameter in a similar size rootball... It is doing great now... It does seem very small, root vs tree but I guess the roots catch up... Oh , I used B1 in my moss and ran drip line into the moss... watered everyday with no fungus. Here in Southern California.

[BackSeatHump]

I could find any number of answers to this question from various sources, most of which will contradict one another ... so I'm asking you instead, Graham.

You say that this air layering technique is particularly successful on "broad-leaf" trees. What about the others? I have access to a pine, a spruce, a thulja and a juniper. I've now got all the necessary ingrediants at hand and I'm just waiting for the temps to reach plus.

BackSeatHump,

an ex-custom car man myself

[pyromaniac53]

i have i shimpaku juniper in my backyard and its spring so I was wondering about how long it takes to for roots to form

[GrahamWPotter]

@pyromaniac53 Depends on many factors including temperature, vigor of the plant etc'. For a juniper I would expect one year +.

G.

[pyromaniac53]

about how long does it take for roots to form cause i have a shimpaku in my backyard and its sring and i wana get started

[BackSeatHump]

Your bonsai videos are such an inspiration, Graham. I love all of them - well perhaps with the exception of one. :)

[trulyhenchcom]

Your work has really inspired me to try this my self. Could I use air layering on the branch of a large tree in my garden? So the tree remains in the ground but

I gain material from it?

[GrahamWPotter]

@trulyhenchcom Yes air layering off a tree in the ground in very easy.

G.

[jimaras9857]

HELLO.CAN I USE SOIL FOR AIR LAYERING?

[GrahamWPotter]

@jimaras9857 Open structure propogating style soil, sure. G.

[nemphis95]

@GrahamWPotter Hello,I want to do airlayering myself on a sour cherry tree.

I wanted to ask is it necessary to water it?The airlayering will be 5 m above the ground,so it'll be hard to water it.

[GrahamWPotter]

@nemphis95 You won't get any roots without water!

G.

[nemphis95]

@GrahamWPotter How often did you water it?I want to make the airlayering this spring,but I don't know yet iff I'm going to be home this summer.

[GrahamWPotter]

@nemphis95 When it began to dry out.

G.

[tvgirlnyc]

@jimaras9857 Good question!

[LadyM0rbid]

I am really curious to know how this turned out.. I want to try some air layering come spring

[mfhansen8]

I have a question for you Mr Potter.  On that size branch you are air layering how long would you say it takes for it to get roots?

[luisitin35]

Always nice video's do you have any private collection,,? i would love to see it...

[enzoc2]

para cuando videos con Subtitulos en español!! PLSS

[defoliatedMYmaple]

@ 1:08 it really looks like you're standing in a 4ft plastic pot lol.

That was a great description on layering. Explaining how the cambium needs to be removed will help many viewers! Good work Dude!

[bobbymalta73]

Thanks for sharing mate!

[bklynjames]

Also gr8 Track, classic.

[bklynjames]

What is the timeframe to leave the package on for, or how do I find out?

Thank you,

[krsary]

Great videos! My girlfriend and I are huge fans of your work (and subscribers) Thank you for posting these! I was wondering, you mentioned that this worked with broad-leaf trees... How would the process differ for Cedars, Pines and Junipers?

[maybemore2010]

Graham I'm addicted to your Youtube Channel :) Another excelente video :)

Greets from Portugal,

[bigdearmond]

Made it look easy. Nice video.

[Iliyan503]

Awesome videos! I would like to see how you actually collect promising material. Hopefully we see that in a future video :D

[HLiNaK]

nice video!

[Grand616Rapids]

Thank you for the great video Mr Potter!

[deepseeblue]

As usual, fantastic video, very informative. I can't seem to get enough. Thanks for sharing Graham.

[graycam]

Great video. Thanks!

[sergiobrid]

Your are the best, Love all your videos.

Please make a videos showing your collection, everybody is dying to see.

Congratulations againg, I think you are the greatest master.

Sergio From Brazil

[AvinashKhemlani]

@sergiobrid check out his website :)

[starfiremale]

Love your vids,,,,,,,,I'm having great success with some difficult to grow (apparantly) indoor Bonsai. And I have central heating!! So it seems with much care and attention it can be done. And I'm a novice.

[shwoop10388]

I was looking for an early video of yours because I have a juniper that needs help but I ran across your new video. I am glad you create your videos. Thank you. You have very instructional videos. Thats what I like about you. Have a happy growing!