yohann976

As the title suggests, I made a not so bright move. I decided to do an airlayer on my Brazilian Raintree over the winter. Indoors, it is under 110 watt CF lighting by a South facing window. I choose a lower branch close to the pot. Instead of taking peat moss and wrapping it around the cut, I just cut some notches in a cup and used that instead. I've done this several times before with great success.

Here comes the not so bright part. I forgot to cut out the bottom of the cup so that the new roots could grow back down into the pot. Now the cup is completely rootbound. I should have known, because the branch wasn't fairing too well. To remedy this, I took the cup out, cut out the bottom, and put the cup back in place. Now the roots will be able to grow more freely before I cut the branch from the mother tree.

I guess my question is, how much longer should I wait before I can cut the branch off? Also, I will want to take my plants outside pretty soon since the weather is getting better. How should I handle the cutting outside (shade for awhile)?

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