Man I'd never have believed that you could have pulled this off, well done!I'm moving house soon and have been desperate to take cuttings from a red maple that has special significance for us and it has defied all of our efforts with conventional cuttings methods, the trees too big to dig up but I'm going out there now and having a look at air layering it.By the way, how's your tree doing now?Thank you! Kind Regards. . . . Andy on the west coast of Wales in the UK.
I am trying to do a red maple actually 2 on one branch. I have a few small roots on one but hardly anything on the other it seems here in Florida (zone 9A) the crepe myrtle trees are a lot faster to root than the maple but it is slowly. Good luck!
Great video... Question: does it matter what kind of soil you use? A)Is it best to use dirt that does not have nutrients in it? B) is it better to use a potting soil like miracle grow? Thanks
I'll tell you I have used just any ol' dirt sand bark mulch rocks moss anything I shovel up as long as you keep it moist and I do use rooting hormone powder I wouldnt use compost. They do say stuff like miracle grow is not good for seedlings and the roots are new so maybe you dont need it that rooting hormone seems to help though.
The tree branch is still getting nutrients from the roots of the tree, all that's needed for rooting is a dark moist and oxygenated environment for roots to form. Rooting hormone will speed things up and help keep fungal and bacteria at bay. A mix of peat moss and perlite is a good one. You can use potting mix, but be sure to mix in some rocks, or sand or something that will break up the soil.
A friend's grandma ordered her progeny to save any female blue gill bearing eggs. She would cut a rose branch and stick the cut end down the fish's throat. Then she would bury it. Reportedly she had beautiful roses for the State Fair.
I can't afford coir. anything works if its moist leaves rocks and mulch sand moss a mixture. I try to start with the moss but as time goes on I use whatever is there. Rocks help so air gets in there. I might take it apart to check it a couple times during the growth of the big ones thats when I lose the sphagnum moss and start using mulch and rocks.
That's sphagnum peat moss, sphagnum moss is different it's long strands of moss that they harvest from bogs sphagnum peat moss is the byproduct of sphagnum i think
If its winter it might not work but I do have some that did work in the winter but I am in Florida and have never seen it colder than 17F here and I am working on an oak tree I started in sept or oct. and it did almost notihng in the winter but is putting out roots good now they say when it starts to bud.
It might not work but if you try it in the winter open it to check for roots after about 3 weeks add more rooting hormone keep it moist check it for progress if it fails it could kill the branch you are trying to make into a tree if you don't want to risk that you should wait until spring how cold does it get there.
Yeah, but I was trying to make a bigger tree. It's got lots of roots I raised these two trees a bit a few months ago and it keeps putting out more and more smaller roots. I think next year the trunks will thicken up.
in nature by itself when a branch sits on the grounds roots will start growing where the branch touches the ground it doesn't remove its bark first the roots comes out of the skin, the inner bit is a water transport system, it would prob root quicker straight off the skin
You should see one I'm doing now, 24 inch around oak tree air layer and the roots are coming out in different places under and above the air layer even coming out of the bark.
doctorcatsburger how did the oak tree do? I’ve heard air layering doesn’t work for oak trees and pecan trees because they need the main tap root. Thanks
Fortunately for you crepe myrtles are very easy at rooting. When air layering you sever a clone from the mother base by severing a ring of trunk cambium, like you did except you’re a fool cause everyone knows that callus cells which can sprout roots originate right from the cambium (the GREEN layer you referred to as ‘bark’ and not that post-cambium brown film layer you kept scraping at LOL).. which is exactly why you had roots forming at both perimeters and some of the old branch nubs- cause apparently you also suck at scraping the cambium too LOL
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Thank you very much. Finally someone who shows the whole thing: from A to Omega: period. Great job. Simply great.
WOW, that is a BIG crepe myrtle!!!
Yeah, It's crazy how you can make big trees from big trees in a couple months.
Definitely interesting and taught me something. Always thought only small branches would air layer
Thanks, It's fun to create.
12:04 Effects of not using protection when applying rooting hormone? Great video, thanks
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you are awesome! Thanks for showing us this! Good info and cool project!
Thanks, Hope it helps.
Amazing, great job...عمل عظيم ورائع
Fantastic job !!!! thank you for sharing your video.
Bravo , lep posao ... Respect 👏👍🇷🇸
WHAT A MAVERICK! LOVE IT. A TRUE INSPIRATION
What a great job .keep it up.Love tree.
You are a mad scientist...but I like it.
Amazing, great job! Thank you❤️!
Thanks for sharing! You did a wonderful job!
Thank You, I am learning from my mistakes.
Great video! I now know what to do with a sucker branch on my ginkgo tree.
Man I'd never have believed that you could have pulled this off, well done!I'm moving house soon and have been desperate to take cuttings from a red maple that has special significance for us and it has defied all of our efforts with conventional cuttings methods, the trees too big to dig up but I'm going out there now and having a look at air layering it.By the way, how's your tree doing now?Thank you! Kind Regards. . . . Andy on the west coast of Wales in the UK.
I am trying to do a red maple actually 2 on one branch. I have a few small roots on one but hardly anything on the other it seems here in Florida (zone 9A) the crepe myrtle trees are a lot faster to root than the maple but it is slowly. Good luck!
Good luck and thanks. Regards . . . Andy
In UK climate this will take 8 years to achieve, not 38 days
So brave to think about it , let alone doing it. Great 👍
Thanks, It is cool to see it happen and then have a tree that you made.
exactly what I was looking for! thanks!
Cool, Good Luck.
Very easy and simple thanks!
Thank you for sharing👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
You should take transparent Plastic to see the rooting...
Good for you, Sir!
That was quite the challenged, but you did it.
Thank You They are alive and doing good.
Put your rooting hormone above your scraped area on the bark that is still there. Not on the scraped area itself.
Fantastic! How is the tree doing now?
All the trees are doing great at least 12ft tall I can do a new update soon.
Great job!!!😃
Thank you 🙏🏻
Great video... Question: does it matter what kind of soil you use? A)Is it best to use dirt that does not have nutrients in it? B) is it better to use a potting soil like miracle grow? Thanks
I'll tell you I have used just any ol' dirt sand bark mulch rocks moss anything I shovel up as long as you keep it moist and I do use rooting hormone powder I wouldnt use compost. They do say stuff like miracle grow is not good for seedlings and the roots are new so maybe you dont need it that rooting hormone seems to help though.
The tree branch is still getting nutrients from the roots of the tree, all that's needed for rooting is a dark moist and oxygenated environment for roots to form. Rooting hormone will speed things up and help keep fungal and bacteria at bay. A mix of peat moss and perlite is a good one. You can use potting mix, but be sure to mix in some rocks, or sand or something that will break up the soil.
A friend's grandma ordered her progeny to save any female blue gill bearing eggs. She would cut a rose branch and stick the cut end down the fish's throat. Then she would bury it. Reportedly she had beautiful roses for the State Fair.
Which plant is this??❤️👍🙏
Crepe Myrtle tree. Purple Muskogee Crepe Myrtle, and they are doing great.
What kind of tree are you doing there?
Are you sure you used sphagnum moss? Could be the lighting, but looks more like coir?
Thank you. Very informative 😊
I can't afford coir. anything works if its moist leaves rocks and mulch sand moss a mixture. I try to start with the moss but as time goes on I use whatever is there. Rocks help so air gets in there. I might take it apart to check it a couple times during the growth of the big ones thats when I lose the sphagnum moss and start using mulch and rocks.
Seems you don't need to remove the camedium layer. Have you tried this without scrapping the camedium layer?
No, I haven't. Let me know if it works for you.
"Not a butter knife"...hahahaha
you are my hero.
That's sphagnum peat moss, sphagnum moss is different it's long strands of moss that they harvest from bogs sphagnum peat moss is the byproduct of sphagnum i think
Thanks for the info, look forward to trying this. Can you do this anytime of the year? Or is early spring the best?
If its winter it might not work but I do have some that did work in the winter but I am in Florida and have never seen it colder than 17F here and I am working on an oak tree I started in sept or oct. and it did almost notihng in the winter but is putting out roots good now they say when it starts to bud.
doctorcatsburger would you just keep the air layer on till the next year?
It might not work but if you try it in the winter open it to check for roots after about 3 weeks add more rooting hormone keep it moist check it for progress if it fails it could kill the branch you are trying to make into a tree if you don't want to risk that you should wait until spring how cold does it get there.
thanks for sharing!
I would of done several of the smaller branches up top... way easier
Yeah, but I was trying to make a bigger tree. It's got lots of roots I raised these two trees a bit a few months ago and it keeps putting out more and more smaller roots. I think next year the trunks will thicken up.
in nature by itself when a branch sits on the grounds roots will start growing where the branch touches the ground it doesn't remove its bark first the roots comes out of the skin, the inner bit is a water transport system, it would prob root quicker straight off the skin
One way to find out.
It should most definitely come from the base of the clones cambium layer
You should see one I'm doing now, 24 inch around oak tree air layer and the roots are coming out in different places under and above the air layer even coming out of the bark.
doctorcatsburger how did the oak tree do? I’ve heard air layering doesn’t work for oak trees and pecan trees because they need the main tap root. Thanks
Have you considered bonsai you would have some excellent looking trees with a little bit of pruning and it sounds like you have a pretty vigorous tree
I got the general idea,the sound is terrible.
USE CLEAR PLASTIC SO YOU CAN SEE THE ROOTS GROW NOT BLACK AS MAN SAID.
Fortunately for you crepe myrtles are very easy at rooting. When air layering you sever a clone from the mother base by severing a ring of trunk cambium, like you did except you’re a fool cause everyone knows that callus cells which can sprout roots originate right from the cambium (the GREEN layer you referred to as ‘bark’ and not that post-cambium brown film layer you kept scraping at LOL).. which is exactly why you had roots forming at both perimeters and some of the old branch nubs- cause apparently you also suck at scraping the cambium too LOL
Maybe I can watch your vids and learn from them.
What’s up Doc?And where ever did you get your PhD
Your quite the jealous dick aren't you.