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Originally Posted by OKbonsai

I tried drilling holes and using a rooting hormone on several tridents last year and all they did was heal over.

Same here with Japanese Maple, I'm going to try some approach grafts this year, once I pick up seedling material.

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Here's my tree, pics of roots shortly.

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Here's the base, i may actually air layer just above the graft. Although I am scared.

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Here's what I did yesterday.

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MattO Walking the Clearwater Join Date: Jan-2008 Location: Idaho Panhandle Country: USA USDA Zone: 6a AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 81	*Here's the base, i may actually air layer just above the graft. Although I am scared.* You drilled holes through the base, but layering makes you nervous??!! I would think that you are taking very little risk with an air layer. If it fails, it most likely will just heal over, not die.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MattO

Here's the base, i may actually air layer just above the graft. Although I am scared.

You drilled holes through the base, but layering makes you nervous??!!

I would think that you are taking very little risk with an air layer. If it fails, it most likely will just heal over, not die.

I diden't drill holes in the base. I made small upward slits raising small sections of the bark packing them with sp moss and rooting hormone. If this does not work i believe it will be difficult to even notice in a few years.

If I layer and it does not work, I think it would look terrible.

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yenling bonsaiTALK Artisan Join Date: Dec-2006 Location: Santa Maria, CA Country: U.S.A USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 138	Couple layering questions: 1. Wondering if I layer it, and rooting is sucessful, will the roots be able to support the new tree-as it's a dwarf maple and was grafted in the first place, also should I leave the laced corset pot on the tree for more than one season because the trunk is so thick and it's a dwarf maple? 2. Is the best time of the year to apply the layer, right when the buds just start to swell? Great Link if you haven't read about layering : http://forum.bonsaitalk.com/f57/pro...e-iii-1829.html

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