philgrayser

Hi this is my attempt at an air layer. The chosen plant is a Hawthorn that was growing in my garden.
Picture 1 is the 2 branches that i have chosen to air layer.They are on their second year of growth and have been basically grown and styled for this attempt at the air layer.
Picture 2 is of the ring of bark that i cut off. I then covered it in rooting gel.
Picture 3 is a pot that i cut to fit over the branch. I cut it down the side and made a hole in the bottom to accomodate the diameter of the branch.I then filled it up with compost.
Picture 4 is of the bag that i placed over the pot to keep it from drying out.
Picture 5 is the finished product, now i have to leave it to mother nature to do the rest. I decided to use pots instead of moss and a bag for the rooting medium as not to agitate any roots that grow by then trying to get them into a pot. Cheers Phil G.

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JLDoggett

Nice job, let us know how they do.

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philgrayser

Hi guys and girls, this is an update on my Hawthorns that i air-layered last year. Im gonna leave them to grow this year so i dont plan on styling yet as im gonna let the roots grow into their new pots and give them a good feed as well cheers Phil G

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