Wow - this opens up a whole new world of possibilities! Awesome experiment!

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

It does!

That's a great job. Thanks for sharing.

Interesting experiment. And using mesh tape for the drainage holes is brilliant, I'm so stealing that idea. 👍

Brilliant idea! Last spring I collected a 2-3 meter birch, planted it in the ground and let it settle for this season. My plan was to take air layers one per year starting from the top from 2024 onwards. Never even crossed my mind you could do them simultaineously. Will speed up the process!

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

Sounds great! Curious to hear how layering Birch turns out!

@JaniLaaksonen91

8 ай бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai This summer I tried on a different birch. It was a total failure. But for this birch it's the base I'm most interested in. If the layers fail they fail. I'll get a few sticks more firewood.

Nicely done!

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

Thanks! Is it winter up north yet?

@TheBonsaiZone

8 ай бұрын

It's getting close, Monday we are going down to -3 at night! No snow yet.@@GrowingBonsai

Actually i have to admit its the first time i see somebody do airlayering without all that spagnum moss and special stuff. Awesome how this works! Thanks for showing Jelle!

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Thank you for doing this experiment. I wondered but didn't have the experience to believe it would work. Now that tall nursery twin trunk hornbeam best watch out. I coming for it in the spring with about 6 air layers figured out. Love your videos. Such clear and concise explanations and illustrations. Thanks!

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Informative and well-presented video. I suspect you have inspired many bonsai growers to try this next Spring.

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

Looking forward to hearing their stories !

Great practical video Jelle 🙏

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

Your air layers do well in your bonsai mix. I usually use spag moss might do a combination this weekend. Cheers from down under

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

Sounds great! In principle balance of moisture and air is whats needed!

Bravo - point made and well demonstrated Jelle :)

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Xavier!

Un grand merci pour cette vidéo!

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

Gladly!

You disproved a long held belief that you can’t air layer upstream from a lower air layer on the same branch

@abydosianchulac2

8 ай бұрын

Yup, as long as the lower layer has branches coming off it as well, it's possible

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

:) Glad to be of service!

Awesome work! Adding to the "too many trees" complaint, but hey, free trees; who can say no?! Proving that there is no such thing as a "sacrifice".

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

:) Who has too many trees? Who, me?!

An air layering frenzy! … love it. I have an air layer on my maple but don’t see any roots….it’s been on for at least 5 months but now it’s autumn…..shall I leave until next year…the top is still alive….thanks

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

I have one maple with a layer still in place. In theory this should not be a problem

@japanesemaplesbonsai7133

8 ай бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai Thanks for the advice. I have just published another video “Autumn Colours” …. This shows the air layering but also have another question if you don’t mind…. How thick does a branch need to be to be air layered….. can you layer thin branches? Thanks

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

@@japanesemaplesbonsai7133 main challenge is the young branch breaking. But I have layered

@japanesemaplesbonsai7133

8 ай бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai Ok thanks Jelle. I will need to will a little longer, thanks again for the advice my friend.

Awesome

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

Cheers!

Something i must try next season. Am trying to propagate f/m black Poplar as they are now the rarest tree in the UK. Only 6-700 left in the wild.

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

Looking forward to hearing success stories!

Great tutorial. I have a medium sized Katsura that I can get perhaps 5 decent layers off. Is it worth staggering top, middle & bottom by a couple of weeks each? To give the upper layers a head start.

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

I am really not sure whether it will make a difference tbh!

@nickrobson2753

8 ай бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai I wondered if you'd had success airlayering now for next year? I've got an old Acer Palmatum with alot of crossing branches. I wondered if I could put the layers on whilst it was dormant, ready for spring?

What is the substrate you use when potting

@GrowingBonsai

Ай бұрын

just regular bonsai substrate

👍👌🙂

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

:D

Lol whats the rocket science here. As long as there is an uninterrupted flow between the air later and some leaves, you can make 49376242 air layers on one branch

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

No rocket science at all. Bonsai is not hard

@backbudbonsai

Ай бұрын

I agree, it’s not rocket science………. but I do work for Blue Origin (we build and develop rockets for space), and in my humble opinion, bonsai is not easy. Building rockets isn’t easy either, but at least we have blueprints and plans for how to do it step by step……….. I don’t get that benefit when working with my bonsais.