I want to air layer a cherry tree, apple tree ... any one with suggestions and experience this is mid april in menlo park california.there are already some small green cherries what is the best medium to use I have gotten conflicting info about it . thanks email reply ok
I have a hard time keeping my mouth shut about any topic, but I just have no idea, what you even mean by "layering a tree". I know, it distracts from your question, but could you please fill me in? Best, Olaf
Olafhenny Please see below (if I understand your question correctly): http://www.wildchicken.com/nature/garden/ga005_air_layering.htm ficus:I have read a numer of places that spagnum mass (not the crushed kind) is better for rooting in air-layering. I had air-layered russina olive with tripple mix soil and it worked but will be trying the spagum mass in future.
I air layered a branch of my lemon tree with peat moss. I placed the 'bump' or whatever you want to call the thing back in Oct or Nov of last year. Then, I found some roots this March. It seems lemon's are easy to root. At the same time I air layered the lemon, I also tried it on my loquat tree, but that did not root. I did not use any rooting hormones.
The most easy to air-layer is the common fig type. All you need is moist rooting medium such as peat-moss or soil mix etc around a node of a branch and there is no need to injur or cut the bark even.
