Tibolar-RS and air-layering (2)

 

Another airlayering was done on the same Japanese Maple as in the first episode of airlayering with Tibolar-RS.                                                                                                             But now the whole tree was airlayered.

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As soon as a root was visible I added 5 pellets of Tibolar-RS NPK 4-6-2 in the pot. Result speaks for itself. Airlayering substrate: Akadama.

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On the 17th of July the tree was sepparated from its stem.

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The roots look to be healthy…

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The Japanese Maple two years later.

To be continued…

Best time to airlayer trees.

Decidious trees:

Alnus early summer 6 weeks Ring
Fagus early summer 3 months tourniquet
Boxwood leaves in spring 3 months skirt
Ulmus early summer 6 weeks Ring
Hornbeam early summer 4-5 months bridge
Hedera early in the spring ring 2-3 months
Acer palmatum early summer 6-8 weeks Ring
Acer burgerianum early summer skirt 2-3 months
Salix early in the summer 4-6 weeks ring
Zelkova early summer 6-8 weeks Ring

BLOOMING
Rhododendron early in the spring bridge 3-4 months
Camellia early spring 3-4 months tourniquet
Caragana early summer 2-3 months ring
Cotoneaster early in the summer months 2-3 skirt
Malus early in the summer months 3-4 skirt
Vitis early in the summer months 2-3 tourniquet
Crataegus early in the summer months, 5-6 ring
Jasminum early in the summer months 3-4 skirt
Magnolia in early summer skirt 4-5 months
Prunus early summer 4-6 months tourniquet
Pyrus early summer 4-6 months tourniquet
Punica early spring 2-3 months ring
Potentilla early summer 2-3 months ring
Chaenomeles early summer skirt 3-4 months
Euonymus early spring skirt 5-6 months
Viburnum early summer skirt 2-3 months
Wisteria early summer 4-6 weeks Ring

CONIFERS
Cedrus early spring 3-4 months tourniquet
Cryptomeria early spring 4-6 weeks Ring
Chamaecyparis early in the spring ring 3-4 months
Ginko biloba early summer 3-4 months tourniquet
Juniperus early spring 4-6 month ring
Larix early spring 2-3 months ring
Metasequoia early spring 3-4 month ring
Pinus early spring six months tourniquet
Picea early spring six months toerniquet
Taxodium early spring 3-4 months tourniquet