Air layering red pine

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Air layering red pine

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I have always been a little timid about layering pines, knowing that it will take longer and I would need good roots for survival.the new root system is not spectacular but it might make it
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Good stuff! How long did this take?

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I took into account strong root growth in spring, layer was applied before last years spring burst. (Exactly 12 months)
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Good job Gerard. Do you have roots all around?
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treeman wrote:Good job Gerard. Do you have roots all around?
Not quite, missing about a quarter of the circumference
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