Count me in as a success. I air layered my fig tree on Sept. 10 (Charleston SC) and a couple days later a storm came through and strong winds broke one of the branches below my air layer. I cut the break clean and just long enough so the length below the air layer would fit into a 1L wine bottle. It sucked up all the water from my wine bottle within a week and I refilled. I kept it outside against the side of my house where it would never get direct sunlight. All leaves but two have fallen off. A new fig was starting and growing, so I pinched it off. Here I am less than one month later and I opened the aluminum foil covering my air-layer and I can already see 5 or 6 huge roots in the bag of soil. The two remaining leaves seem happy. Branch in total is about 3 feet long and looks like it just wants to keep sprouting new growth. I'm going to tell my neighbor about this and ask if I can take a cutting from her fig tree, which may be a different variety. I don't even remember which variety I have.
I tried searching for this yesterday but i called it air layering cuttings and it didn't come up. Then today it was in my suggestions! Too cool! I'm going to try this on my citrus tree cuttings. I pruned them yesterday and with nothing to lose, i put rooting hormone and stuck them in some soil. I think im going to pull a few out and do this. I'll probably do some in the tree tomorrow and compare the 3 methods. Thanks for sharing.
Hi.. Thank u for this idea.... Glad to see u got results with yr water layering lol.... I'm Goin to try this on a night blooming Jasmin that I'm trying to propagate for ages without success.... Will let u know my success rate with yr method🎉
Okay big homie it's great video but you need to tripod Please. I basically got motion sickness Watching a new video I had to reduce And minimiz the size in order to watch the rest of it
So are you changing your water weekly or ? I've seen some people talking about a very weak hydrogen peroxide in the water to give the shoot additional oxygen.
@@MilesFig I only have one fig tree, now two years in the ground and about 8 feet tall. I think right now, I'll do the traditional air layer to make about 4 more trees. It's amazing that with thousands of years of horticulture that this has not been perfected. Really like your idea for moving a cutting found off site.
Yes exactly the reason I discovered this idea. Before this you either put your cutting in a glass of water and brought it home or brought it home and stuck it into a pot of soil with hopes of roots in either.
Well that's sorda why, it helped keep the cutting from drying out and loosing all its leaves and dying. Although some did loose the leaves still from the shock they still rooted
On this video I did four and all four rooted. Three of them survived the transplant because I damaged the one when I removed the bag. I'm not a pro I think someone will perfect this method in the future
@MilesFig I'm going to try some cuttings that way, but use a milk jug. I root willows that way with milk jugs, then cut them apart using scissor. Also, I just use a milk jug because they aren't clear like a jar.
@@justafig Excellent I'm working on willows too. I bought austere and hybrid willow along with hybrid poplar and then took cuttings from a local willow called Carolina Willow
Count me in as a success. I air layered my fig tree on Sept. 10 (Charleston SC) and a couple days later a storm came through and strong winds broke one of the branches below my air layer. I cut the break clean and just long enough so the length below the air layer would fit into a 1L wine bottle. It sucked up all the water from my wine bottle within a week and I refilled. I kept it outside against the side of my house where it would never get direct sunlight. All leaves but two have fallen off. A new fig was starting and growing, so I pinched it off. Here I am less than one month later and I opened the aluminum foil covering my air-layer and I can already see 5 or 6 huge roots in the bag of soil. The two remaining leaves seem happy. Branch in total is about 3 feet long and looks like it just wants to keep sprouting new growth. I'm going to tell my neighbor about this and ask if I can take a cutting from her fig tree, which may be a different variety. I don't even remember which variety I have.
Hey awesome thanks for the success story! I appreciate the validation!
I tried searching for this yesterday but i called it air layering cuttings and it didn't come up. Then today it was in my suggestions! Too cool!
I'm going to try this on my citrus tree cuttings. I pruned them yesterday and with nothing to lose, i put rooting hormone and stuck them in some soil. I think im going to pull a few out and do this. I'll probably do some in the tree tomorrow and compare the 3 methods.
Thanks for sharing.
Awesome keep us posted thank you
Just came across your channel! Like what you're doing. New friend over here! Hope to stay connected on this garden journey!
Hey thanks ! Where are you from
Congrats dude very exciting
Thanks!!
Science at it's best.
Hey thanks!
Born from necessity
@@MilesFig...the mother of all inventions.
Wow... I tought only happens to me...unique great metode lol...i'm the one who posting on figs organics group 😁
Hey great I'm glad you enjoyed the video and yes I know you on Facebook! Lets be friends
Awesome dude!! this method of rooting should be named after you! Thanks!!
So nice of you
Hi.. Thank u for this idea.... Glad to see u got results with yr water layering lol.... I'm Goin to try this on a night blooming Jasmin that I'm trying to propagate for ages without success.... Will let u know my success rate with yr method🎉
Good luck yes keep me posted. I am experimenting with mulberry tree cuttings but they are easy to root with other methods too
Okay big homie it's great video but you need to tripod Please. I basically got motion sickness Watching a new video I had to reduce And minimiz the size in order to watch the rest of it
Hey thanks ok I'll look into that. I know exactly what you mean. I'm looking for one on Amazon right now thanks
So I put my cuttings under a clear storage container it seemed a lot less stressful leaves never dropped.
I'm Very interested in seeing others results! Good luck. Did those cuttings arrive yet
They just arrived thank you so much
Hey great! Let me know how they grow.
So I'm trying some in a humidity chamber, although it works without it, I'd like to see how it goes tbanks
So far one has root in water and I can't really tell if I see roots on the other. As far as the cuttings you sent there great. What type was it again?
So are you changing your water weekly or ? I've seen some people talking about a very weak hydrogen peroxide in the water to give the shoot additional oxygen.
In some of them I left the same water. But in some yes the water had to be changed. Just keep an eye on them and try every which way
@@MilesFig I only have one fig tree, now two years in the ground and about 8 feet tall. I think right now, I'll do the traditional air layer to make about 4 more trees. It's amazing that with thousands of years of horticulture that this has not been perfected. Really like your idea for moving a cutting found off site.
Yes exactly the reason I discovered this idea. Before this you either put your cutting in a glass of water and brought it home or brought it home and stuck it into a pot of soil with hopes of roots in either.
Are you putting the cutting in the water to just help the air layer get extra water?
Well that's sorda why, it helped keep the cutting from drying out and loosing all its leaves and dying. Although some did loose the leaves still from the shock they still rooted
The really green and purple cuttings in water are called Coleus
Hehehe
So, how many rooted using that method?
On this video I did four and all four rooted. Three of them survived the transplant because I damaged the one when I removed the bag. I'm not a pro I think someone will perfect this method in the future
@MilesFig
I'm going to try some cuttings that way, but use a milk jug. I root willows that way with milk jugs, then cut them apart using scissor. Also, I just use a milk jug because they aren't clear like a jar.
@@justafig Excellent I'm working on willows too. I bought austere and hybrid willow along with hybrid poplar and then took cuttings from a local willow called Carolina Willow
Did you try this but still removing/scratch the camrbium layer also in the way of the traditional layer?
Yes
@@MilesFig Thanks I have a Magnolia I might try this out on. Maybe Camelias too?
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