So about 3 weeks ago I did 2 air layers on one of my apple trees. This is my first time trying this. At the time the tree was just starting to leaf bud. Since then it has fully leafed out and even has leaves snd flower buds on the branches I'm attempting to air layer.
Yesterday I got to thinking that the wraps I had done were way too small for the branches I'm working on. So I very carefully removes the existing wraps and added peet moss, rewrapping. I pulled back a little of the existing moss on one and noticed that there was no visible root growth yet. Is this normal?
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Jona,
It is now late July and I still don't see any roots through the plastic bottles I used to contain the moist Peet moss. The branches themselves still look excellent. Perfect leaves, one even has an apple. I took a section of bark almost 2" long off when I originally attempt this project. Am I to assume that if the branches are still alive at this point, the air layers are working, just slowly?
It is now late July and I still don't see any roots through the plastic bottles I used to contain the moist Peet moss. The branches themselves still look excellent. Perfect leaves, one even has an apple. I took a section of bark almost 2" long off when I originally attempt this project. Am I to assume that if the branches are still alive at this point, the air layers are working, just slowly?