ripsgreentree

Old Mr Crow: No I didn't use a wire tourniquet, but I do have a secret: in past attempts, I used rooting hormone powder in the same manner that Al did. The result was that the trunk of the tree would try to start roots and the material would just clump up almost like a cancer and not form any roots.

My solution to this was to soak my spagum moss in water with a few drops of dish soap and a teaspoon of rooting hormone (at least two gallons of water). After stiring this up, I drain off the excess water and use the damp moss right around the peeled area.

Ralph: I set the pot up as normal with a layer of drainage material and then moss right around the peeled area and then fill the pot with bonsai soil. I also like to try to leave the sphagnum moss fluffed up and not packed tight.

Thanks Al, I hope that you do not have the same experiences that I did. Tridents sound like easy airlayering, but before I changed my techniques I had some terrible results.

Sincerely,

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