bonsaiTALK Community - View Single Post - My Idea Combines a Trunk Chop and Air Layer

As long as the branch is well located, you can do that. It could be a good way to heal a trunk chop because you have the power of the root system behind you. (If after chopping the stub, it's located deep in the dark interior of the tree or very low, and isn't getting much light, it might not be a good idea.)

It would be difficult to develop any real refinement while the branch is still attached for the reasons OMC mentions, so once you have the main cut healing well and a few branches to sustain the tree, it would be a good time to layer.

Keep in mind that timing and issues with dieback still hold for any type of pruning, especially on Japanese Maple, and I would clean your tools in some diluted bleach before and after working on the yard tree.

Regards,

Matt

18-Aug-2002	#3
TreeBay Tips:5¢ Advice:Free *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Silicon Valley Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 9,745	As long as the branch is well located, you can do that. It could be a good way to heal a trunk chop because you have the power of the root system behind you. (If after chopping the stub, it's located deep in the dark interior of the tree or very low, and isn't getting much light, it might not be a good idea.) It would be difficult to develop any real refinement while the branch is still attached for the reasons OMC mentions, so once you have the main cut healing well and a few branches to sustain the tree, it would be a good time to layer. Keep in mind that timing and issues with dieback still hold for any type of pruning, especially on Japanese Maple, and I would clean your tools in some diluted bleach before and after working on the yard tree. Regards, Matt __________________ Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today! bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!