This was the best air layering video I've ever seen...straight to the point, nice check-ins to show the roots taking shape and several examples of the result on different trees. Thank you so much, well done!
Andy, this is fascinating! Thank you for sharing this and your other projects. I'm off to stalk.... I mean see what you've been up to in the intervening years.
Hi while its an easy method to use it only works where you can fit it in. the maple was all small low branches so no good and the Zelcova about as thick as the pot so not much use.
Thank you so very much. We have a wisteria that needs to be moved. It's large enough I am afraid it will die. It was a cutting from my sister that moved to another state years ago. I didn't want to move it and if it died I would feel bad. Others showed how to take cuttings, but so slow to grow. I'm thrilled I found this!
Give it a go it’s very easy and you will have a flowering plant following year. Good luck, let me know how you get on and any problems please ask. I can be emailed from my about page love to see your project. Andy
Brilliant thank you Iv just tryed this i have a out of control wisteria so insted of cutting i tryed this but with soil i didn't have moss so lets see what hapends . Thank you
Hello thank you for your message, soil should be ok. The only problem with it is the microbes that live in soil can can be problematic to rooting. See you you go for a month, you can carefully open it up to see if callusing (swelling of cambium) has started at the cut and where it will root, if nothing swap for moss. Good luck keep me posted.
@@Bunjinboy1 thank you for your reply unfortunately I look at it today and the branch I'm using looks like it's dieing the leves are dehydrated never mind I may pick up some stagnant moss and try again . Thank you
beautiful work, I bought a long stem wisteria last February, I made 2 air layers on the same stem,in 3 months( May) I had plenty of roots ,and cut them to have 2 new healthy bonsai trees. I planted 20 woody cuttings and now i have 7 small wisterias. no rooting hormones just garden soil. I guess I am lucky, I would like to ask when is the best time to re-pot wisterias
Thanks for your shared video propagating Wisteria. Am from Sydney. Can you please tell me when is the best time to do what you shared to propagate it. Got Japanese Wistetia.
No I would not do that as the idea is to get a single row of roots at the cut point. If you induce roots further back as well you will not have a good nebari which is the idea of air layering for bonsai. Sure if its for the garden but not for Bonsai. Does that make sense? Thank you for watching.
I used the exact same technique on my mom's wisteria a few days ago, but I had no idea whether I was doing it right, because it's my very first attempt at air-layering. Seeing your video now, it seems that I did do it right. I used hypnum moss instead of sphagnum moss though, and I wonder if I did it to early. There were new buds coming out, and it's pretty much Spring already here in the South of France.
As long as the plant is moving it will be ok, either way you should be ok. As long as you get growth beyond the layer then all should be well. If it was me I would not let it flower past your air layer to concentrate on green growth. Let me know how it goes. Good luck.
@@Bunjinboy1 Good news: all the branches that I air-layered started producing a lot of beautiful roots! They'll soon be ready for cutting and potting. I followed your advice on removing the flower buds. Thank you!
Hi the string was just to keep the lid on. April is fine to start your layer, good luck with it. I will do another couple next spring and update the video. Any subject you would like covering let me know. Andy
Is there a limit to the size of vine that you can airlayer? The one I'm wanting to do is a wisteria vine about 6 inches in diameter. Also, the part of the vine that I want is straight without any secondary branches. So think of a straight 6 ft section of tree trunk without any secondary branches. Is this possible?
Hi I have not done a 6inch bit but last year I did two 4 inch bits. I is off and flowering now and other did not root but still growing ok. I plan in a week or two to open it up check the callus is ok and reapply hormone and fresh new moss and hope it roots this year. All the time the section above is active it should grow and root. So as long as your 6ft length has foliage above the cut then it should root it may be slower to do so but the better the foliage grows above the better your chances so don’t prune any tendril growth while the air layer is on progress. Good luck and keep me updated. Thank you Andy.
Worked great and all potted up now. After 3 weeks potted its producing a 2nd flush of flowers buds, should I cut them off to save energy for further root growth? Thank you
Hi yes to be safe I would, get some leaf growth, give it a mild feed now. Well done. I would love to see a picture, you can get my email on my about page. Well done
@@RickieMurray360 Hello recently I have been using miracle grow all purpose slow release fertiliser. Once a month from after flowering til September. Better growth you get the better flowering will be.
If may ask ,i have a wisteria bonsai when a branch fell and broke is there a way to make a graft, perhaps with a through hole, if so what period thanks, B.Evening.
thanks for the video, you have amazing bonsais. Don't know why I never heard of this technique from my previous bonsai's about 20yrs ago. Did you have much success airlayering in winter?
Hi you need active growth so start them in spring. You can overwinter the layer if insufficient roots have emerged by mid sept. Good luck and enjoy your trees.
I keep the mix open often 50% akadama 30% pumice 20% grit. You can use a loam based compost but add 50% grit or pumice. Good luck with your trees. Thank you for watching.
Hi Andy , thanks for the video , I am looking to later some small bits of my Wisteria with a view to trying to make a bonsai .. Is there a limit on how thin the branch can be ? I take it just work on the principle of the band being just less than diameter ? And is May a good time to do it ?
Hello May is great just as the flowers fade. The thinner the branch the more chance of it snapping the wind, so I would give it support to help. Good luck and let me know how you get on. You can send pictures on my email that’s on the About page. Good luck.
This worked great for me Andy, I've seen roots on both of my air layerings after about 6 week. How much do i let the roots develop before I cut away? They kind of look like bean sprouts at the moment, do I let them thicken up a bit or change in colour? Thanks
Hi Rickie. Glad you have had success. Make sure you have a good amount of growth and the roots have gone drown except the tips. Probably another 2 weeks will do it. What you can do if you have maxicrop is make some up and either inject it in if you have a syringe or carefully open up and pour some in (not neat, mild dose) it’s not a typical feed but stimulant. Good luck thank you for the update I like to hear how people get on.
@@RickieMurray360 pot them up as is just remove plastic. I used some recycled akadama. Then in spring repot them properly removing the moss. Secure them in the pot well to prevent movement that can damage root tips.
@@Bunjinboy1 thank you, I will do that, I have more sphagnum I could maybe use to pot them until spring, as for watering did you just stand them in a tray with some water in the bottom? Apologies for all the question, struggling to find guides or videos for aftercare 😂
@@RickieMurray360 I just water as normal, and pot up with akadama and not moss. Get some air in the medium. Keep it sheltered as well don’t stick it out in the sun.
I live I Colorado an tried to air root my Wisteria. After a month I went out to check it and the moss dried up so I made a point to go out and water it. I can't keep moss on the plant for a year, it'll freeze. Any other way to propagate a Wisteria?
Hello couple of things to look at, first open it up carefully and see if you have any callus on upper section, if you do then moss it back up and wet it well roots will emerge soon. Secondly check it has not bridged the gap in your cut if it has you will need to cut it back again otherwise it won’t root. The air layer is the only real way to get flowering new tree quick, cuttings are slow to take and can take years to flower. Seed also can take years to reach maturity and flower. Keep in touch and let me know how you get on.
@@Bunjinboy1 Thanks for responding. I like your method of using the plastic tub so I'll try that as soon as I can. Hopefully I'll get a decent air layering from a large branch I have my eye on before I move out to the country. You have a nice collection. I'm always amazed how people like yourself keep your collections out in the open. I live in Denver, Colorado, USA and my collections was pillaged by squirrels...but I follow a number of enthusiasts from the UK...thanks again!
Great video Andy. I'm lucky enough to be able to take some from my parents 20 year old wisteria this year, its about to flower, is it best to wait until the buds turn to flower before I do this? Thanks
Yes wait till flowers fade and leaves are out, then go for it, about 2-3 weeks from now late May. I will do a progress video next week on how mine are doing. Good luck thanks for watching.
Hi Andy! Between air layering and the division method for a wisteria (from the long suckers that shoot out from the base,) which one would give us a big tree faster?
Great to know, thank you! And after I plant the new plant in the ground, it will continue to grow bigger like a normal tree (I'm just a little confused since you're doing bonsai.."
You can do it on most trees, especially deciduous where as pines are a bit hit and miss and can take 2 years to root. Junipers go well, give it a go, if you have a project in mind just ask. You can contact me from link on about page. Good luck. Andy
@@delatroy while yes you don’t have much of a base, because part of the rooting process is to issue callus and then roots which are even you end up with a very good nebari after a few years.
@@Bunjinboy1 oh interesting. That's counter-intuitive. So you're saying that you actually end up with a more symmetrical nebari because the cut is symmetrical? What about the thickness of the nebari? I would have expected a strong nebari to take a long time to develop.
I first watched you’re vlog back in April and I thought I would try my first ever attempt at air layering, and bingo, success. Could you tell me the best time of year to cut it off and pot it up, also do I need to remove any foliage. Many thanks and thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Hello that’s great to hear, the first white roots are great to see but it’s not best to remove the layer until these have turned brown and got a bit woody. You should not have to remove any foliage but tightly wire or tie it in so as it can’t move.pot up with general Bonsai mix. If you can get enough root and cut off before mid August then it will over winter with some shelter easily. If you go past august then you can just leave on the tree. Don’t let it get over wet if you are leaving on over winter and wrap some bubble wrap around and keep it sheltered if you can. What plant did you air layer? Any area you would like to see a future video on?
@@Bunjinboy1 woah, thankyou🔥..one more question sir, i have wisteria purple who i plant plant from 2017, until now it hasn't flowered, and the tree trunk doesn't grow bigger. What happen with my plant?
@@kenzhikharisma hello in a pot they don’t thicken very quick. They are very thirsty plants and you need good long growth during the early summer to get flower buds. Don’t trim anything until august then recuse the tendrils back to 5-6 buds leave again till December and reduce them again to 3-4 buds. If you get no growth then you will have no flower buds or just a couple by chance. Andy
Hi I generally treat them to a different feeding to my other trees, I feed heavier in spring with Phostrogen get them growing is key to getting the flower buds, if you have a tree that just sits and leafs out without extension growth then you wont get many if any flower buds the following year.
Is there a limit to the size of vine that you can airlayer? The one I’m wanting to do is a wisteria vine about 6 inches in diameter. Also, the part of the vine that I want is straight without any secondary branches. So think of a straight 6 ft section of tree trunk without any secondary branches. Is this possible?
This was the best air layering video I've ever seen...straight to the point, nice check-ins to show the roots taking shape and several examples of the result on different trees. Thank you so much, well done!
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Andy, this is fascinating! Thank you for sharing this and your other projects. I'm off to stalk.... I mean see what you've been up to in the intervening years.
Hope you enjoy other videos thank you for watching.
You make it look so easy haha! Nice job!
Great video! I appreciate that you took the time to show the process as well as the results in the same video.
Interesting, same method used for different trees. Thank you for the video.
Hi while its an easy method to use it only works where you can fit it in. the maple was all small low branches so no good and the Zelcova about as thick as the pot so not much use.
@@Bunjinboy1 Thank you for the kind reply. Stay safe and healthy.
I’d love to buy one of your wisteria bonsai! 🥺😍
Thank you so very much. We have a wisteria that needs to be moved. It's large enough I am afraid it will die. It was a cutting from my sister that moved to another state years ago. I didn't want to move it and if it died I would feel bad. Others showed how to take cuttings, but so slow to grow. I'm thrilled I found this!
Give it a go it’s very easy and you will have a flowering plant following year. Good luck, let me know how you get on and any problems please ask. I can be emailed from my about page love to see your project. Andy
Thank you as a keen bonsai grower myself you have a new subscriber 👍
Thanks for the sub!
I have big wisteria outside of my house. Small wisteria with flower is beautiful.
Wow! Good idea.hope to have that kind of plants. Its beautiful.
You're the king of air layering by the looks. Stunning results with the wisteria. Nice work.cheers
Beautiful bonsai.
Thank you.
awesome idea!!!!
wow amazing!
Brilliant thank you
Iv just tryed this i have a out of control wisteria so insted of cutting i tryed this but with soil i didn't have moss so lets see what hapends .
Thank you
Hello thank you for your message, soil should be ok. The only problem with it is the microbes that live in soil can can be problematic to rooting. See you you go for a month, you can carefully open it up to see if callusing (swelling of cambium) has started at the cut and where it will root, if nothing swap for moss. Good luck keep me posted.
@@Bunjinboy1 thank you for your reply unfortunately I look at it today and the branch I'm using looks like it's dieing the leves are dehydrated never mind I may pick up some stagnant moss and try again . Thank you
@@debradurling317 that will be the soil not giving enough moisture to the cut section. Get some moss and try again. 😊
beautiful!!!!
beautiful work,
I bought a long stem wisteria last February, I made 2 air layers on the same stem,in 3 months( May) I had plenty of roots ,and cut them to have 2 new healthy bonsai trees. I planted 20 woody cuttings and now i have 7 small wisterias.
no rooting hormones just garden soil. I guess I am lucky, I would like to ask when is the best time to re-pot wisterias
Repot in the early spring before buds swell.
Thanks for your shared video propagating Wisteria. Am from Sydney. Can you please tell me when is the best time to do what you shared to propagate it. Got Japanese Wistetia.
Hello. Best time is just after flowering as the leaves harden off. Good luck if you give it a go. Andy
The roots grow above the cut, so add clonex there aswell.
No I would not do that as the idea is to get a single row of roots at the cut point. If you induce roots further back as well you will not have a good nebari which is the idea of air layering for bonsai. Sure if its for the garden but not for Bonsai. Does that make sense? Thank you for watching.
I used the exact same technique on my mom's wisteria a few days ago, but I had no idea whether I was doing it right, because it's my very first attempt at air-layering. Seeing your video now, it seems that I did do it right. I used hypnum moss instead of sphagnum moss though, and I wonder if I did it to early. There were new buds coming out, and it's pretty much Spring already here in the South of France.
As long as the plant is moving it will be ok, either way you should be ok. As long as you get growth beyond the layer then all should be well. If it was me I would not let it flower past your air layer to concentrate on green growth. Let me know how it goes. Good luck.
@@Bunjinboy1 Thank you!
@@Bunjinboy1 Good news: all the branches that I air-layered started producing a lot of beautiful roots! They'll soon be ready for cutting and potting. I followed your advice on removing the flower buds. Thank you!
@@theoldgroatdetectorist Thank you!
How did your Airlayer over winter and have you flowers already.
What a great great channel just sub going to do mine in April next year 2023 is that a good time 👍👍 what the string for 👍👍👍👍👍
Hi the string was just to keep the lid on. April is fine to start your layer, good luck with it. I will do another couple next spring and update the video. Any subject you would like covering let me know. Andy
Is there a limit to the size of vine that you
can airlayer? The one I'm wanting to do is a
wisteria vine about 6 inches in diameter.
Also, the part of the vine that I want is
straight without any secondary branches.
So think of a straight 6 ft section of tree
trunk without any secondary branches. Is
this possible?
Hi I have not done a 6inch bit but last year I did two 4 inch bits. I is off and flowering now and other did not root but still growing ok. I plan in a week or two to open it up check the callus is ok and reapply hormone and fresh new moss and hope it roots this year. All the time the section above is active it should grow and root. So as long as your 6ft length has foliage above the cut then it should root it may be slower to do so but the better the foliage grows above the better your chances so don’t prune any tendril growth while the air layer is on progress. Good luck and keep me updated. Thank you Andy.
Worked great and all potted up now. After 3 weeks potted its producing a 2nd flush of flowers buds, should I cut them off to save energy for further root growth? Thank you
Hi yes to be safe I would, get some leaf growth, give it a mild feed now. Well done. I would love to see a picture, you can get my email on my about page. Well done
@@Bunjinboy1 Thank you, i will email the results
@@Bunjinboy1How often and what feed do you recommend when repotted please?
@@RickieMurray360 Hello recently I have been using miracle grow all purpose slow release fertiliser. Once a month from after flowering til September. Better growth you get the better flowering will be.
@@Bunjinboy1 thank you, I have a tub of those so will try this next year 👍
If may ask ,i have a wisteria bonsai when a branch fell and broke is there a way to make a graft, perhaps with a through hole, if so what period thanks, B.Evening.
Hi not sure what you mean to answer you. Sorry Andy
thanks for the video, you have amazing bonsais. Don't know why I never heard of this technique from my previous bonsai's about 20yrs ago. Did you have much success airlayering in winter?
Hi you need active growth so start them in spring. You can overwinter the layer if insufficient roots have emerged by mid sept. Good luck and enjoy your trees.
@@Bunjinboy1 ok great thanks for the advice. Looking forward to getting back into it!
Having just seen this video .
What kind of banzai mix do you use do you make it homemade and if so how and with what recipe for wisteria?
I keep the mix open often 50% akadama 30% pumice 20% grit. You can use a loam based compost but add 50% grit or pumice. Good luck with your trees. Thank you for watching.
@@Bunjinboy1 ,
Thank you for your reply ,and thank you for the bid of good luck !
Que xou! 👏👏👏
Hi Andy , thanks for the video , I am looking to later some small bits of my Wisteria with a view to trying to make a bonsai .. Is there a limit on how thin the branch can be ? I take it just work on the principle of the band being just less than diameter ?
And is May a good time to do it ?
Hello May is great just as the flowers fade. The thinner the branch the more chance of it snapping the wind, so I would give it support to help. Good luck and let me know how you get on. You can send pictures on my email that’s on the About page. Good luck.
Do you fertilize it to make it bloom?
Yes the key to flowering is growth so feed and water well in the growing season.
Hi Andy, would it be too early to properly pot last years airlayerings?
Hi yes now is a good time to sort out the air layers. Once potted up keep undercover until they start to leaf and frosts have passed.
@@Bunjinboy1 thank you Andy, I have a covered pergula in tbe garden, if i pop them under that will it do the trick?
@@RickieMurray360 yes that’s perfect.
This worked great for me Andy, I've seen roots on both of my air layerings after about 6 week. How much do i let the roots develop before I cut away? They kind of look like bean sprouts at the moment, do I let them thicken up a bit or change in colour? Thanks
Hi Rickie. Glad you have had success. Make sure you have a good amount of growth and the roots have gone drown except the tips. Probably another 2 weeks will do it. What you can do if you have maxicrop is make some up and either inject it in if you have a syringe or carefully open up and pour some in (not neat, mild dose) it’s not a typical feed but stimulant. Good luck thank you for the update I like to hear how people get on.
@@Bunjinboy1 thats great thank you, what sort of medium did you plant them into please? Did you remove the sphagnum?
@@RickieMurray360 pot them up as is just remove plastic. I used some recycled akadama. Then in spring repot them properly removing the moss. Secure them in the pot well to prevent movement that can damage root tips.
@@Bunjinboy1 thank you, I will do that, I have more sphagnum I could maybe use to pot them until spring, as for watering did you just stand them in a tray with some water in the bottom? Apologies for all the question, struggling to find guides or videos for aftercare 😂
@@RickieMurray360 I just water as normal, and pot up with akadama and not moss. Get some air in the medium. Keep it sheltered as well don’t stick it out in the sun.
I live I Colorado an tried to air root my Wisteria. After a month I went out to check it and the moss dried up so I made a point to go out and water it. I can't keep moss on the plant for a year, it'll freeze. Any other way to propagate a Wisteria?
Hello couple of things to look at, first open it up carefully and see if you have any callus on upper section, if you do then moss it back up and wet it well roots will emerge soon. Secondly check it has not bridged the gap in your cut if it has you will need to cut it back again otherwise it won’t root. The air layer is the only real way to get flowering new tree quick, cuttings are slow to take and can take years to flower. Seed also can take years to reach maturity and flower. Keep in touch and let me know how you get on.
@@Bunjinboy1 Thanks for responding. I like your method of using the plastic tub so I'll try that as soon as I can. Hopefully I'll get a decent air layering from a large branch I have my eye on before I move out to the country. You have a nice collection. I'm always amazed how people like yourself keep your collections out in the open. I live in Denver, Colorado, USA and my collections was pillaged by squirrels...but I follow a number of enthusiasts from the UK...thanks again!
Wow amazing!
Great video Andy. I'm lucky enough to be able to take some from my parents 20 year old wisteria this year, its about to flower, is it best to wait until the buds turn to flower before I do this? Thanks
Yes wait till flowers fade and leaves are out, then go for it, about 2-3 weeks from now late May. I will do a progress video next week on how mine are doing. Good luck thanks for watching.
@@Bunjinboy1 Brilliant, thank you 👍
@@Bunjinboy1did you have to give them any kind of protection over the winter?
please !
you bought japan or china ?
It originated in Japan
Hi Andy! Between air layering and the division method for a wisteria (from the long suckers that shoot out from the base,) which one would give us a big tree faster?
Hi defiantly the air layer is better as you can air layer as thick as your wrist and select an interesting section. Will also flower in 1st year.
Great to know, thank you! And after I plant the new plant in the ground, it will continue to grow bigger like a normal tree (I'm just a little confused since you're doing bonsai.."
Can you do this on any tree/plant?
You can do it on most trees, especially deciduous where as pines are a bit hit and miss and can take 2 years to root. Junipers go well, give it a go, if you have a project in mind just ask. You can contact me from link on about page. Good luck. Andy
@@Bunjinboy1 thank you, Thanks for the offer for me to contact you as well 👍
Noob question. Why air layer at all? It’s a quick way to make a single mature tree into several somewhat mature trees?
Yes you get a mature and flowering tree immediately its done, you can also select a section full of interest to start with.
@@Bunjinboy1 thank you. So usually it’s for mature big trees, rapidity create a lot of new trees instead of planting from seed or both?
Thanks. I guess it’s not so good for developing good nebari because the roots are younger than the rest?
@@delatroy while yes you don’t have much of a base, because part of the rooting process is to issue callus and then roots which are even you end up with a very good nebari after a few years.
@@Bunjinboy1 oh interesting. That's counter-intuitive. So you're saying that you actually end up with a more symmetrical nebari because the cut is symmetrical?
What about the thickness of the nebari? I would have expected a strong nebari to take a long time to develop.
I first watched you’re vlog back in April and I thought I would try my first ever attempt at air layering, and bingo, success. Could you tell me the best time of year to cut it off and pot it up, also do I need to remove any foliage.
Many thanks and thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Hello that’s great to hear, the first white roots are great to see but it’s not best to remove the layer until these have turned brown and got a bit woody. You should not have to remove any foliage but tightly wire or tie it in so as it can’t move.pot up with general Bonsai mix. If you can get enough root and cut off before mid August then it will over winter with some shelter easily. If you go past august then you can just leave on the tree. Don’t let it get over wet if you are leaving on over winter and wrap some bubble wrap around and keep it sheltered if you can. What plant did you air layer? Any area you would like to see a future video on?
Do you need sterilized and add root grower in the moss?
No you don’t need steriliser, but you can add some root hormone to the water that you soak the moss in..
@@Bunjinboy1 woah, thankyou🔥..one more question sir, i have wisteria purple who i plant plant from 2017, until now it hasn't flowered, and the tree trunk doesn't grow bigger. What happen with my plant?
@@kenzhikharisma hello in a pot they don’t thicken very quick. They are very thirsty plants and you need good long growth during the early summer to get flower buds. Don’t trim anything until august then recuse the tendrils back to 5-6 buds leave again till December and reduce them again to 3-4 buds. If you get no growth then you will have no flower buds or just a couple by chance. Andy
Nice! May I ask what your fertilizing program is?
Hi I generally treat them to a different feeding to my other trees, I feed heavier in spring with Phostrogen get them growing is key to getting the flower buds, if you have a tree that just sits and leafs out without extension growth then you wont get many if any flower buds the following year.
@@Bunjinboy1 thank you!
may i ask ? if i want to buy how much for this zise for airlayer ?
these are around £50
good price
Is there a limit to the size of vine that you can airlayer? The one I’m wanting to do is a wisteria vine about 6 inches in diameter. Also, the part of the vine that I want is straight without any secondary branches. So think of a straight 6 ft section of tree trunk without any secondary branches. Is this possible?