BONSAI EASY NEW METHOD PART 27-AIR LAYERING

AIR LAYERING IS A TECHNIQUE TO MAKE ROOTS GROW FROM A BRANCH ON A TREE. (MY APOLOGIES FOR THE POOR QUALITY VIDEO AFTER THE FIRST SECTION-THE RESULTS OF THE SECOND SECTION ARE CLEARLY SEEN AT THE END)ONCE THE ROOTS HAVE SPROUTED, YOU CUT THE BRANCH OFF BELOW THE ROOTS AND PLANT IT AS A BONSAI. THIS METHOD IS GOOD FOR PLANTS THAT DON'T DO WELL WITH CUTTINGS OR SEEDS, AND IT GIVES YOU A NICE THICKENED TRUNK RIGHT AWAY. I HAD BAD LUCK WITH THIS METHOD WHEN I LIVED UP NORTH (PHILA.) BUT I AM HOPEFUL THAT THE TROPICAL TREES HERE IN FLORIDA WILL TAKE TO THIS METHOD.(***PLEASE VIEW PART 12 ABOUT THE WARNING ON HANDLING SPHAGNUM MOSS BEFORE YOU WORK WITH SPHAGNUM MOSS***).

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• BONSAI
• AIR
• LAYERING
• TRIM
• PRUNE
• SPHAGNUM
• CUTTINGS

[bonsai9723]

I just checked mine today for the first time. One had water in the bottom of the plastic, and the other seemed moist. If I see them drying out, I will just inject some water into the sphagnum moss. Looking for roots to show up. Too soon now, but maybe in a couple of weeks.

[jailbreaker12334332]

do you have to water it?

[bonsai9723]

There was water in both plastic retainers,, but as I wasn't sure if the moss itself was moist enought (it felt decent). So I injected water with an hyperdermic needle into both. I should be opening them soon to see if anything has developed.

[capux73]

1:50 You must cut it off, all around the branch

[andreilucaci81]

I have olive trees in my work plays garden so now we are in the beggining of winter..is getting cold at nights..i choose a medium strait branch from the bottom of the tree..will it root in the midle of winter or maybe in the spring??

[PogoFogo]

Whare do u get the moss

[crislort]

lol bodge artist

[jofly17]

Obviously, from watching the next video to this it didn't work. Your cut was to shallow. You need to make a ring cut down to the xylem. Another ring cut 2 inches down or up from the first. One final vertical cut connecting the 2 ring cuts. Peel the phloem (bark) and scratch off the cambium. NOW you can add the sphagnum moss and cover with aluminum foil. That will work. Oh yeah after you finish and get your bonsai going, destroy that nasty tree ;)

[guitarman4Jesus]

I am wanting to try this with my apple tree to try to make a Bonsai from it. I thought that you needed to remove a ring of bark all the way around the limb. Did this work for you with just that small amount of bark removed? Also, did you use any Root hormone on it? I haven't watched your other video yet so I may get some questions answered on it.

[swordy0514]

thank you for making the video... ill try that... i have a beutiful japanese cutleaf maple (crimson queen) in my front yard and i want a japanese maple bonsai... ill try this