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Wisteria airlayer

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Hi all. I want to air layer this Wisteria that has been growing on a trellis for some years now but is no longer needed as I have a really nice screen of Lily pillies in front of it. Hoping to get some advice on doing this. Is it the right time of year? Hoping to take it from the notch about 25cm from where the new growth is sprouting. Cheers :lost:
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Post by Nate.bonsai »

Hi Dibbo, there is a recent-ish thread on here re layering wisteria. From memory, it provides a pretty good description of the issues you are seeking info on. You should be able to find it by doing a search.


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Yes you should be able to layer wisteria reasonably easily and now is a good time to do it.
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Thanks guys. I will give it a crack this weekend.
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Hi Dibbo,
You should get good results doing your Air Layer now.

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Airlayering wisteria is very easy, now is the time. the advatage of layering is that you can get flowers after a year. when propagated from seed in might take ten years to get flowers
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Couldn't wait till the weekend. Got home early today so got into it. Air layer complete. However I ran out of clear tape and the packing of the moss was not tight enough so I'm planning on getting some more clear tape and redoing it.
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Hi

I suggest you use a lot more sphagnum moss. If anything, it will dry too fast. Assuming it does root, there is not enough space in there to get a decent amount of root for transplanting.
Also, if it roots, the roots will be forced into a tight ball which makes it hard to spread out when transplanting.

I air layer all my Wisteria using the open pot method. Actually, I air layer everything using the open pot method unless there is not enough space to hang up a pot.
I some time add a plastic disc to help the roots grow outwards. I found this method creates a flat layer of roots allowing easy separation from the main trunk and less damages of roots since you won't have to try spread them out.
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Hi Dibbo,
I agree with Dennis. A trunk that size needs at least twice the amount of Sphagnum Moss. Make sure you wring the Sphagnum out very well. Have a look at Dangers of Wet Layers

If you have a look at the post in the link you will notice how the Sphagnum has been bound in fairly tightly. You need to do this to bind the Sphagnum tightly against the layer. Put some Alfoil around the layer. This will keep it cooler.

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Thanks for the advice guys. The links were very helpful. Here is my second attempt. Will add the foil cover in good time as currently still quite cool and the branch is well shaded.
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