I bought 3 Acer Palmatum "arakawa" a few years ago. They were all grafted.....badly at that. I bought them with the intention of air layering at a later date.
Well today I was at the big green shed and got some sphagnum moss and thought I would give it a crack.
I took a few photos of the process to document and hopefully help others wanting to try air layering
Air Layering a rough bark Japanese Maple
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Air Layering a rough bark Japanese Maple
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WHERE THE SAP FLOWS, THE WOOD GROWS
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Re: Air Layering a rough bark Japanese Maple
Nice job, should work for you as i've got a couple of young Arakawas that are certainly not showing bark like yours that i've successfully layered from before and had great success. I did the same as you and stocked up on sphagnum from the big green shed and set a good sized layer on a Shishigashira garden tree i have.
I'm yours work, they certainly should do but until the roots appear it's always nerve wracking.
I'm yours work, they certainly should do but until the roots appear it's always nerve wracking.
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Re: Air Layering a rough bark Japanese Maple
My neighbours must think I'm crazy. I've got 3 JM and about 12 air layers. They just see these strange black bags or aluminium foil on the trees.
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