Airlayer of a Jacaranda

[Phill C]

Hi team, I have undertaken my first airlayer project on a Jacaranda branch that is shooting straight out of the base of the large parent tree. The branch itself is about 60mm in diameter where I have started the airlayer. As I said, this is my first ever airlayer attempt, which is a very large one, but go big or go home right. Fron the research I've done, the general gist is it usually takes over 4 months to establish enough roots to sever the branch, but thats generally on much smaller branches. Im wondering what the general timeframe is for something much larger? Should I be looking at leaving this for a couple of seasons before even thinking about severing it?
Thanks for any advice!

[BonsaiBobbie]

The branch doesn’t look too big in the photo, so it should be able to be cut once it has enough roots. It probably will be quicker than four months.

But, I am wondering about the timing. Had the jacaranda dropped its leaves and started to regrow them? It is very late in the season, and they should just be about to do that in most locations Jac’s grow in.

For an air layer to work you need a good amount of leaf material above the cut.