I am a fairly new bonsai'er and i was thinking of trying some air layering to take a cutting off a Japanese Maple in my front yard. *My main concern is that I am unsure of when the "best" time to do this is. *I live in Seattle, WA and it seems the seasons change so slow here the plants get confused. *
It is the middle of march now, and I am getting antsy already. *Should i wait till spring or would it be fine to start now? *also, does anyone have any other suggestions on airlayering; especially pertaining to japanese maples in particular. *This will also be my first 'outdoor' air layering experiment, so i am previously inexperienced in dealing with the seasons. *
also, does black plastic work significantly better?? *For some reason i thought the light on the outside would prune the roots back naturally and help them create a stronger more diverse rootball? *am i crazy?
musha :
