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Air layer removed after just 24 days!

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nice gif.
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26 days since air layer removal.  The first 2 pics are day of potting.  Last pic was taken today.
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Great job and healthy looking tree.
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I showed this to my Dad to explain what air layering was, and he got excited. He knows the process as marcotting. Back on the family farm they would air layer mangoes, citrus, sapote.

This evening he was looking at my figs, explaining how he would air layer them. He was amused by the newfangled use of plastic and foil; back then it was loamy soil and coconut husks.
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I showed this to my Dad to explain what air layering was, and he got excited. He knows the process as marcotting. Back on the family farm they would air layer mangoes, citrus, sapote. This evening he was looking at my figs, explaining how he would air layer them. He was amused by the newfangled use of plastic and foil; back then it was loamy soil and coconut husks.


That's great!  So much easier and more rewarding than raising a cutting.  The best part is that you don't even need a bottle.  Just fill a plastic bag with soil and wrap a trunk.  :)
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That's funny, my Dad more or less said the same thing. I've started rooting cuttings for the first time, and when I showed them to him he said it would be much easier to marcot the trees I already have. No matter what he'll always be a farmer at heart.
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26 days since air layer removal.  The first 2 pics are day of potting.  Last pic was taken today.
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~hey frank how long was this airlayer on the tree before removal ~ thanks,~
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Chuck,
Just 24 days.  Pretty amazing!
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Chuck,
Just 24 days.  Pretty amazing!
~wow frank would you share how you do it  ? if you don't want to i understand,thanks good job ,i'm getting into layering i'm a beginer,i got rooting down good ,i have 12 layers installed,i did cutting the bark all around and used hormones,and peat moss ,plastic bottle,and tin foil for heat reflection,and some i just put bottle ,peat ,tin foil and didn't scar it at all ??~
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No secrets, Chuck.  I use Pro-Mix BX but just about anything will work as long as it retains moisture.  Peat moss or sphagnum peat works well too.  I did my air layers on green growth, so I did not score the branch or use any rooting hormones.  Now for hardened wood, I will either score the bark or peel the cambium layer away (about 1" worth).
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No secrets, Chuck.  I use Pro-Mix BX but just about anything will work as long as it retains moisture.  Peat moss or sphagnum peat works well too.  I did my air layers on green growth, so I did not score the branch or use any rooting hormones.  Now for hardened wood, I will either score the bark or peel the cambium layer away (about 1" worth).
~thanks frank i should have new trees then,i hope ,thats really fast 24 days,you are good at that,~
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24 days is pretty commendable! What area do you live such that they are able to root that fast? I did a Persian Lime tree back in May and it was still a good 35-45 days before I considered it well rooted enough to take off.
As to the tin foil, I use it on my potting mix layers too to keep the sun off and reflect heat. What do you think about wrapping black plastic nursery pots with it for the same reason, which I would think would keep the root zone cooler. I read recently about a grower in Arizona doing this (sometimes with bubble wrap) for her potted blueberries.
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bahamadan,

24 days is rare.  95% of my air layers take about 6 weeks.  This particular variety just likes to grow.  ;)  I've only done 1 air layer on this tree, so I don't know if I'd get the same results next time.
I've heard about wrapping or spray painting pots a lighter color and I hear it helps keep it cooler.
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