Bottle Brush Pruning

[FruitFly]

So glad I found and read through this thread cause I have a 3m tall Callistemon viminalis that I wish to strike and the information in here has been most helpful and inspiring.

But I have a question, is it more effective to take cuttings or try air layering. What would be the max diameter for cuttings? I have my eye on a branch of oldish wood that has a flush of new growth at the tip. I don't know weather to air layer or treat as cutting. It's quite thick, but I don't think too thick. I'll try for a photo and measurement tomorrow.

Cheers

[Boics]

If you read through you would have noted that pup has successfully done 3 and 4 cm cuttings (diameter I assume).
Having said this I would also assume that an air layer is potentially the safer / more reliable option.
Air layer is a lot more work though!

[kcpoole]

I have airlayered branches up to 50cm but never had a cutting be successful
If you have access to the tree to put layers on then i will always do that to ensure success.

Ken

[FruitFly]

Thank you both for the response.

As the tree has been allowed to grow unattended for some 16 yrs, there is a lot of dead wood that I've started stripping out, but also a lot of new growth so I might try both options.

Thanks again.

[Kevin]

I have airlayered branches up to 50cm

Ken

Ken ,
They are serious air layers.
Do you have any links with photos?
I do believe you, it would be a fantastic read.

Thanks,
Kevin

[kcpoole]

I have airlayered branches up to 50cm

Ken

Ken ,
They are serious air layers.
Do you have any links with photos?
I do believe you, it would be a fantastic read.

Thanks,
Kevin

Whoops I meant to say 50 mm ( teach me not to proof read my posts!)

Ken

[Pup]

I have airlayered branches up to 50cm

Ken

Ken ,
They are serious air layers.
Do you have any links with photos?
I do believe you, it would be a fantastic read.

Thanks,
Kevin

Whoops I meant to say 50 mm ( teach me not to proof read my posts!)

Ken

Glad to see I am not the only one to get my C's mixed with my M's

[treeman]

( teach me not to proof read my posts!)

The irony is delicious!

[Andrew Legg]

Whoops I meant to say 50 mm ( teach me not to proof read my posts!)

Ken

Since this is a family forum I'm just going to

[elljuu]

Hi all. When I saw the photo of pups bottlebrush bonsai my mouth dropped. I have to have of my own. So I took 5 cuttings off a very mature bottlebrush and I used cutting gel for them and I put them in 1 pot together with a plastic bag over the top and I spray them 2 times a day as brisbane is having a heat wave. Is there anything else I can do to succeed at rooting 1 of the cuttings? They don't seem to have wilted yet.
Cheers
Elljuu

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