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Hi Guys,

Just thought I would post up the start of my progression with a large Banksia purchased for the price of a cheap dinner.
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I will post more pics once the initial step is started....

In a totally unrelated topic ;) what time do people suggest air layering a Banksia and what is there success rate?
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nice size their jezz. now the suspense. :roll: :D
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Nice Bottom :-)
Show us the rest please

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Now don't get greedy, slowly slowly. Plus its rather boring!

Once I layer the top off it will be much more interesting. So give me 12 months ok?

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NICE even the layer will look ngreat I can wait to see progression
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!!!! UPDATE !!!!
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Why the shocked face?
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Be sure to keep the water up to that one over the summer Jarrod, I planted out some 3.5 metre tall ones earlier this year out of 55 litre bags and they were rootbound as. I wonder how they are in this wind? :lol:
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Layer came off today, pot was full of rooots, though once sorted out, it appears it was very one sided. Hope it survives, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.

At least I can wok the bottom now.

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Looking Quite nicely rooted there! :shock: 8-)

No worries really if it is one sided you can always graft some more on, or ground layer again. Looks like plenty of height to work with

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Thanks for the reply Ken. I have decided banksias are annoying to layer, they like to heal, ALOT! This guy has been recut 3 times. Each time it fully healed across. The lasttime I recut, I also halved the height of the top of the tree as I think it was pushing to much energy down causing it to heal. Seemed to have worked ;)

now fingers crossed it pulls through...

The base is terrific and growing really healthy after being slip potted. Will get repotted around Christmas.
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I have no doubt it will survive
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Well that's a positive attitude! Thanks. Have you layered a banksia before?
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No I've never layered a banksia but I have seen them come away nicely with much less root than your layer appears to have
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