charlie b Posted April 18, 2022 Report Share Posted April 18, 2022 took the grand daughters for a walk in the local wood yesterday and spotted loads of balls of moss about cricket ball size strapped to tree branches with black plastic any ideas what they are for was thinking might be for insects to burrow into or encourage side shoots on the trees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted April 18, 2022 Report Share Posted April 18, 2022 its called air layering , roots will grow in the moss then the branch is cut below the plastic and a tree can be planted on . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted April 18, 2022 Report Share Posted April 18, 2022 Normaly the moss would be held on by strips of polythene wonder what species it was as most are done from seeds these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie b Posted April 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 thanks for the reply mystery solved it was a couple of wild cherry trees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted April 20, 2022 Report Share Posted April 20, 2022 On 18/04/2022 at 20:28, Bigbob said: Normaly the moss would be held on by strips of polythene wonder what species it was as most are done from seeds these days Plants from seed give no guarantee of an exact genetic replica of the original whereas air layering does? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted April 20, 2022 Report Share Posted April 20, 2022 1 hour ago, old man said: Plants from seed give no guarantee of an exact genetic replica of the original whereas air layering does? This is why I used the this method to get a 2 cobnut trees started . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 20, 2022 Report Share Posted April 20, 2022 On 19/04/2022 at 17:06, charlie b said: thanks for the reply mystery solved it was a couple of wild cherry trees Any chance of a picture please it’s interesting something to try 😊👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie b Posted April 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2022 On 20/04/2022 at 19:29, Old farrier said: Any chance of a picture please it’s interesting something to try 😊👍 sorry ive been off line for a few days will try to get a photo this week for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 24, 2022 Report Share Posted April 24, 2022 5 minutes ago, charlie b said: sorry ive been off line for a few days will try to get a photo this week for you Many thanks something fun to try next spring time 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 21 hours ago, Old farrier said: Many thanks something fun to try next spring time 👍 Can be tried anytime of active growth but better/easier earlier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterHenry Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 The only problem with air layering / grafting is that you will get a full sized tree - unlike with conventional grafting / bud grafting where you get to decide on the rootstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 50 minutes ago, PeterHenry said: The only problem with air layering / grafting is that you will get a full sized tree - unlike with conventional grafting / bud grafting where you get to decide on the rootstock. It’s not a problem I’ve got plenty of space to plant them and full size will be good 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterHenry Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 34 minutes ago, Old farrier said: It’s not a problem I’ve got plenty of space to plant them and full size will be good 👍 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie b Posted April 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 Here is a picture of the moss strapped to the trees that i took. There are others on google with methods for how to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 21 minutes ago, charlie b said: Here is a picture of the moss strapped to the trees that i took. There are others on google with methods for how to do it. Thank you thinking if I pick the right branch I’ll get a good shaped trees many thanks for posting 😊👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 I've cut the two Hazel cobnuts and a fillbet today , they are looking good with plenty of roots and the stems are thicker above than below the layers ,I will try and put some photos up tomorrow . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 (edited) On 17/08/2022 at 17:40, derbyduck said: I've cut the two Hazel cobnuts and a fillbet today , they are looking good with plenty of roots and the stems are thicker above than below the layers ,I will try and put some photos up ,here the photo off the roots ,the fillbet on the left has only got a small root but I've planted them up in 20 litre tubs, the roots have done well considering the layering was started on the 15th of April ! Edited August 18, 2022 by derbyduck thick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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