Melaleuca Bracteata - Layer

[Stickman]

Fly,

Apologies for pulling up an ancient thread ( viewtopic.php?f=121&t=7185&p=28595&hili ... ata#p28233 ) but I wanted to find out how this tree handled the severe rootprune?

I've got two airlayered specimens (separated a few months back) and one specimen in the process of being ground-layered. I'm going to need to repot them in a few months to remove the old section under the layered area to the point of the new roots, which means really getting in deep and dirty with them roots, and, whilst the ground layer-in-progress is not the best material and will be treated as the test subject, I'd prefer not to kill any of them!

Any input appreciated, from yourself Flybri or anyone else who has experience barerooting and reducing Melaleuca Bracteata revolution rootballs post layering.

Thanks
Brent

P.S.Guess I could've started a new thread for this topic...Tx

[Craig]

Hi Brent, Bracteata are fairly hardy trees, they take from cutting pretty easy and even though i've not layered, i'd say they'll go well. I can't speak for your climate but bare-rooting them shouldn't be a drama, especially if there are many roots. Warm weather and when they are shooting strongly is a good time to repot. They love water as you may have noticed and grow oh so strongly which makes them a favourite of mine. Any pics mate.

Fly,

Apologies for pulling up an ancient thread but I wanted to find out how this tree handled the severe rootprune?

I've got two airlayered specimens (separated a few months back) and one specimen in the process of being ground-layered. I'm going to need to repot them in a few months to remove the old section under the layered area to the point of the new roots, which means really getting in deep and dirty with them roots, and, whilst the ground layer-in-progress is not the best material and will be treated as the test subject, I'd prefer not to kill any of them!

Any input appreciated, from yourself Flybri or anyone else who has experience barerooting and reducing Melaleuca Bracteata revolution rootballs post layering.

Thanks
Brent

P.S.Guess I could've started a new thread for this topic... Perhaps one of the mods can split it if many people respond...
Tx

[Stickman]

Hi Craig,

Thanks hugely for this info - it is certainly good news. 
My trees don't look like too much yet, and are still in what I call "post separation anxiety pots", hence my question in light of moving them to shallower pots now that they survived the layering process and are growing like machines! Phew, what a mouthful. 

Anyway, as requested, below is a pic of my best and biggest one, and,  a virt of what I'm aiming for. Although it is very ambitious. The one problem (opportunity ) with the tree is a massive cut at the back, which I still need to turn into a deadwood feature. From this angle however the untouched chainsaw wound is not visible

[Craig]

Why people don't respond to a piece of stock like this is beyond me. Tx that's a damn good trunk you have there, well done mate i hope it lives for many many years , I like your virt , even if it is a bit formal for the species, look forward to it's progress mate.

P.s- i'll split the topic later for you .

[Stickman]

Thanks again Craig, and I appreciate your response and input.

In terms of style the other option I toyed with but have not yet done a virt for is "weeping", which I think would be an easy shift given the angle I've got the branches already growing at. It might turn out to be a better fit in terms of emulating nature.

Regards
Brent

[siddhar]

Hi Stickman,

I think Im suffering from post traumatic yamadori envy on this tree mate Great potential and a fantastic trunk

[Stickman]

heh heh, thanks Sidd!