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Thx for the quick reply Treebay Matt. Great help for a beginner like me. Every time i read another article on "air layering" i expect to read the same thing, unfortunately everyone has their own advice to confuse me.
Also, the ring girdle is the only method i've tried, the tongue and slit method just seems a little sloppy for me. however, i have read that using an extremely tight piece of wire around the top of the wound will help keep the wound from callusing over instead of rooting. Any experience with the wire constriction? Lastly, i was wondering what the largest diameter i should attempt to take, the spot i'm looking at is about 1 1/2 inces diameter. Will that be alright?
Musha

14-Mar-2002	#3
MushaMan bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Mar-2002 Posts: 21	Re: ¿¡ Air Layering Japanese Maple !? Thx for the quick reply Treebay Matt. Great help for a beginner like me. Every time i read another article on "air layering" i expect to read the same thing, unfortunately everyone has their own advice to confuse me. Also, the ring girdle is the only method i've tried, the tongue and slit method just seems a little sloppy for me. however, i have read that using an extremely tight piece of wire around the top of the wound will help keep the wound from callusing over instead of rooting. Any experience with the wire constriction? Lastly, i was wondering what the largest diameter i should attempt to take, the spot i'm looking at is about 1 1/2 inces diameter. Will that be alright? Musha