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As you said, it is half price. Remind yourself that it is firstly a learning experience. Make sure that you are doing it in the right time of year for your zone. Follow the many excellent pictorials here for air layering, and go for it. Incidentally, I did a trunk layer to a japanese maple my first try, it failed, but did not do any serious damage to the tree. So I tried it again the following year to the same tree, this time, sucess!!! Both trees will be growing out for a while longer, but both are healthy potensai.

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Emerging from winter slumber
Bonsai trees burst buds anew
Spring is upon us!

-Paul S.

8-Jun-2004	#2
Ralph BonsaiTalk Master B.S.er Join Date: Jun-2002 Location: Richardson, Texas Country: God Bless America USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 9 Posts: 1,285	As you said, it is half price. Remind yourself that it is firstly a learning experience. Make sure that you are doing it in the right time of year for your zone. Follow the many excellent pictorials here for air layering, and go for it. Incidentally, I did a trunk layer to a japanese maple my first try, it failed, but did not do any serious damage to the tree. So I tried it again the following year to the same tree, this time, sucess!!! Both trees will be growing out for a while longer, but both are healthy potensai. __________________ Emerging from winter slumber Bonsai trees burst buds anew Spring is upon us! -Paul S.