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Old 27-Mar-2008   #5
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Originally Posted by Sailor_Jerry
Is that to say, by the way, that you can encourage aerial roots?
What would a banyan chamaecyparis look like?

You could always go for a exposed root (neagari) style tree.

Branches that naturally come into contact with the ground will grow roots, but I doubt you could grow aerial roots as with a ficus or a schefflera.

But, you could give it a go. Chamaecyparis don't grow aerial roots naturally, you would probably have to protect them from light, and keep them damp.

The tree i airlayered was C. lawsonii, not C. obtusa (hinoki), and it was the first time I did it. If you want to try this sort of thing, do it on a spare tree; something that isnt valuable
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