Yea but he takes small twigs sometimes too!🤣 it’s ok to put it through a simulated thunderstorm to strengthen the tree I guess. I’m about to try this method on my Japanese maple that’s about 8 ft tall
Peter Chan, you have been my inspiration for many years. I took my sister to the Heathrow bonsai show and she was HOOKED (!) she joined her local bonsai society and she has watched this video of yours about 5 times !!!
ErosiumTR well you ain't looked hard enough. It's a good video on air layering. And Chan certainly. Knows how to airlayer successfully But a best airlayer video I need to know what the climate at his location is. I need to know what time in the growing season airlayer can achieve best success for Chan. Possible for him all summer long . Chan didn't show us how wet the saghum moss was before adding it to the sealed plastic envelop. The cambium later is not just the green later that is removed with the peeled bark but the slippery white wood has to be removed as well. . I do appreciats his demonstration of the open pots containing successful airlayer For a best video on UA-cam other techniques need to be addressed like "open pots " air layering that should be watered daily. The addition of Vitamin B1 and Amino acids to assured success in air layering. For a best video on UA-cam of air layering a technique of air layering a servered branch . The cutting is placed in a water container the airlayer surgery is above the water the root growing zone is isolated in it's own container like a open pots or sealed bag and the leafing plant is exposed above the air layer. In short there is no best video on airlayer in because Chan's environment and special experience is not obvious to the hobbist like my self . An accumulation of many airlayer videos in English, Urdu. Vietnamese, Spanish and Italian is necessary to complete the picture
@@barisaslan1867 The practice varies from climate to climate, but in many places, if it gets too wet, the roots can rot. You definitely don't want it to dry out, of course.
Thank you.... 🙏 😔 🙏 Dr. Chan, this is the oldest of your videos that I have watched. It is amazing that you had the correct process of using, just spagnum, almost a decade ago. 🎄🙏🖖🙏😔🙏🙏🙏🎄
Peter, thank you so much for your excellent video. No bla blas, only proof and clear examples. You are an inspiration of hard and intelligent work. All my respect. Nick from Greece. In Greek we say: Άξιος.
Hi Peter, Thank you for this video. With so much confidence after watching your video, I showed my teenager how to air layer a branch from a "waterfall maple" today. I was pruning it and I didn't want to waste it. It is an experiment. I have a few different ones in my garden that I will air layer. Thank so much for being so inspiring and for sharing your wonderful knowledge with us.:)
Very thorough video on air layering, I started air layering last year without too much success, its videos like yours that will really help me strive to succeed . Thank you for these great videos Rob
Hi Dear Peter I know is late to cograts to you about this video, but I did not see this video before, now I am clear about my mistakes in air layering. I did several of those without successful. Now with your clear explanation I hope do not loose others potentials bonsai. Many thanks
I've always wanted to try this but I never understood the complete process. Now I am going to give this a shot. Thank you so much for explaining all of this. Excellent video!
Thank you so much! I have a huge Bloodgood in my front garden and she has to come down because she is pushing the wall out sadly. I tried taking cuttings and they failed, this will be my last shot at saving her, she is beautifully healthy and about 20 years old and I don't want to kill her, so if I can do this I can transplant an air layered section to my mums garden and hopefully get a bonsai from her. This will also mean I can get an air layer from a smaller red maple my mum has. I adore my maples, I've grown them from about 12" high. Thank you so much for your wonderful videos! x
I love how you show "How is done" without no fancy things going on. Just a question, there is some particular period of the year, when is best to air layering or doesn't matter? Thanks
There isn’t a set time for air layering trees although typically it will be done in spring or early summer. This will give the air layerings there best chance of growth before the parent tree becomes dormant in the autumn. The important thing is to ensure that the parent tree is in good health and vigorous. Air layering an ailing tree will just stress the tree further and in extreme circumstances result in die back or even death of the parent tree.
Thank you! I have a Japanese Maple var. Crimson Queen that is grafted to other stock and as a Bonsai (in training) it is unattractive as the base stock grows faster than the upper part. I am considering air layering the top of the tree to see if I can get a better looking tree in the end. But this will cut the length of the trunk in half and I'll have a very odd looking tree until it can be reshaped over the years.
Hi Peter...you are so a good professor for me.I want to try to make air layering bonsai from my japanes mapel....when it's the right time to start doing this job?!.thank you for sharing your experience with everyone.💖💖💖💖
Oh hello and thank you for this video…I need a tip from the expert. In my garden I have mossed off some branches of a maple planted in the ground about 5 m high. In November I can still separate them from the mother plant although there are no leaves or should I wait until spring buds, many thanks, Michael
Hello Peter, thank you for generously sharing this wonderful knowledge of air layering! I have a lot of moss growing in my garden so I was wondering if I can use them directly or do I need to dry them in the oven first to remove the insects?
Hello Mr. Chan: for how long you keep the new tree soaking in the water ? Do you keep it in there for weeks or months until the root system us fully developed ? Thank you, HM
I felt in love for bonsai thanks to you, master. I'm going to try to air layering (i have access at lots of trees species, oaks, olive, apple, orange and more). I want to try with olive and ficus (ficus carica). But I'm watching lots of videos about air layering and all of them put ormons on the "nude" part, not on the bark before. Of course, I'll follow that video, I just wonder how so many gardeners make it in the wrong way O_o
Do you remove the bark completely around the trunk? Is there any route for water to the top other than the moss? Would it make sense to take, say, 3/4 of the bark around the trunk and leave the rest in? Thank you for your videos and help.
Great videos....I heard cutting the outer layers of bark stops the leaves from delivering to the plant telling the upper plant it has no roots, while the inner stem supports the leaves from main roots.
I just love Peter Chan! Such a good instructor and he explains the process well. One question though...so we have to keep wetting the moss over the 6-8 week period? Thank you!
Hi Herons Bosai, i love your videos and love the little trees and bonsai you craft. i have a question which i would like some help with please. i have a large Acer bloodgood very strong about 25 years old but it has a very strong lower branch which has become a nuisence. is it pssible to air layer this lower branch and what time of year is the best time to do this. Kind regards and stay safe. Rob
Hi Peter Watched the video today, plus those on pruning pines. Found them very informative and dispelled some of the worries I had about pruning pines. What would you recommend as the best time of year to air layer elms. I have a Japanese or Chinese elm planted out in a raised bed and the base of the trunk has gone mad!
I know this is an old video but I was hoping you would be able to advise whether it is better to sit the pot in a tray through autumn winter rather than top watering. I am following this method and have 5 maple air-layers in sphagnum now. My concern is the sphagnum looks quite damp and I dont want roots to rot in case of too much rain or watering. Would you advise to just move them into a cold frame till spring and water only if the moss is drying out? I hope you see this, as I am using your video as my source on a video I am doing at the moment. Thanks, Xavier
Very Nice Video. Im doing the air layering as you show and they are going well. when you cut it and put it in the pot with more moss, how long do you keep it in moss and pot it in sustrates?
Do the roots grow from above where you make the incision through the cambian? Like through the bark right above it?Or do the roots come through the white part where you made your cut? I have tried multiple air layers and have failed. I started a dwarf black olive and haven’t seen any roots after two months. Thanks
At 7:05, you show a tree that was air layered a month before, yet it has a lot of leaves on it. Earlier in the video, you explained the importance of removing the leaves to reduce demand on the newly-formed root system. Did all those leaves grow in a month?
Could be it put out a lot of roots during layering, so could support more leaves. I didn't know to do that first time I layered a maple, and it did grow a lot in the month after separation anyway
I checked on my large-trunked vine maple yesterday (after 6 weeks)...... I may not have cut deep enough into the trunk below the sphagnum moss area. No roots whatsoever. Cut deeper into the trunk and wrapped her back up again for another 6 weeks. I'm not giving up!
Thanks for your video, never tried this before but will be doing this year, am I right to assume that it's ideal to take the air layer from a place in which the existing tree will keep its profile and once cut off should have cut paste put on?
Excellent tutorial! I have a “Paul’s Scarlet Hawthorn” that is too close to my new extension, so sadly has to be removed, I’ve tried taking cuttings but have had no luck! Do you think it would air layer???? I’d love to have a section from this tree as it’s been in my garden for 30 years now! Any advice on air layering for Hawthorn???? Excellent work Peter. Thanks Justin..
What's the maximus branch diameter for this technique? I assume I would be able to do this on my parents Japanese maple and get an almost instant bonsai tree from it with a trunk already about 2 inches thick...
Is there a specific time of the year when this is best to do? I had assumed early Spring before the leaves come out, but the video suggests it can be done even with the tree fully leafed out.
The sphagnum moss I can get in Australia is dry & not 'alive'. Will this still work ( of course will moisten it before using)? It is very expensive even though it looks dead. What alternatives can I use to get some success.
Hi. I understand the rooting hormone comes in different percentages , what percentage of rooting hormone ( Indole -3 butyric acid ) do you use or recommend ???
My man giving you tips very detailed while he's pruning so fast, works like multi core processor.
Yea but he takes small twigs sometimes too!🤣 it’s ok to put it through a simulated thunderstorm to strengthen the tree I guess. I’m about to try this method on my Japanese maple that’s about 8 ft tall
Peter Chan, you have been my inspiration for many years. I took my sister to the Heathrow bonsai show and she was HOOKED (!) she joined her local bonsai society and she has watched this video of yours about 5 times !!!
As a newbie to bonsai, this video has created extreme excitement for me.
Best video on youtube for air layering in my opinion.
ErosiumTR well you ain't looked hard enough. It's a good video on air layering. And Chan certainly. Knows how to airlayer successfully
But a best airlayer video I need to know what the climate at his location is. I need to know what time in the growing season airlayer can achieve best success for Chan. Possible for him all summer long . Chan didn't show us how wet the saghum moss was before adding it to the sealed plastic envelop. The cambium later is not just the green later that is removed with the peeled bark but the slippery white wood has to be removed as well. . I do appreciats his demonstration of the open pots containing successful airlayer
For a best video on UA-cam other techniques need to be addressed like "open pots " air layering that should be watered daily. The addition of Vitamin B1 and Amino acids to assured success in air layering. For a best video on UA-cam of air layering a technique of air layering a servered branch . The cutting is placed in a water container the airlayer surgery is above the water the root growing zone is isolated in it's own container like a open pots or sealed bag and the leafing plant is exposed above the air layer. In short there is no best video on airlayer in because Chan's environment and special experience is not obvious to the hobbist like my self . An accumulation of many airlayer videos in English, Urdu. Vietnamese, Spanish and Italian is necessary to complete the picture
Do we have to water the air layering moss after doing it
@@sonasood1752 As I understand it, you keep the package sealed. No need to add additional water.
@@lefthandluke8923 everybody says wet the moss be careful wet the moss
@@barisaslan1867 The practice varies from climate to climate, but in many places, if it gets too wet, the roots can rot. You definitely don't want it to dry out, of course.
Thank you.... 🙏 😔 🙏
Dr. Chan, this is the oldest of your videos that I have watched. It is amazing that you had the correct process of using, just spagnum, almost a decade ago.
🎄🙏🖖🙏😔🙏🙏🙏🎄
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Peter, thank you so much for your excellent video. No bla blas, only proof and clear examples. You are an inspiration of hard and intelligent work. All my respect. Nick from Greece. In Greek we say: Άξιος.
Hi Peter,
Thank you for this video. With so much confidence after watching your video, I showed my teenager how to air layer a branch from a "waterfall maple" today. I was pruning it and I didn't want to waste it. It is an experiment. I have a few different ones in my garden that I will air layer. Thank so much for being so inspiring and for sharing your wonderful knowledge with us.:)
These videos are awesome they go the extra mile to see it from start to finish with examples. Great work
Very thorough video on air layering, I started air layering last year without too much success, its videos like yours that will really help me strive to succeed .
Thank you for these great videos
Rob
I started air layering a few years ago from one of your videos, I’ve had good success thanks
Hi Dear Peter I know is late to cograts to you about this video, but I did not see this video before, now I am clear about my mistakes in air layering. I did several of those without successful. Now with your clear explanation I hope do not loose others potentials bonsai. Many thanks
Thank you Peter. Air-layering seemed a mystery to me and your video is quite instructive!
I have seen dozens of air layering videos. By far this is the best one!!
I've always wanted to try this but I never understood the complete process. Now I am going to give this a shot. Thank you so much for explaining all of this. Excellent video!
Did it work? Did u do it?
Fantastic! Great to see such a clear, thorough and concise video. Will definitely be doing this next spring!
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Peter, I keeping hearing this "air layering" phrase, but as usual, your brilliant channel explains it best, in simple, practical terms. Thank you!
brilliant air layering video. Thorough in my opinion and gives a clear idea of what to do as a beginner.
Thank you so much! I have a huge Bloodgood in my front garden and she has to come down because she is pushing the wall out sadly. I tried taking cuttings and they failed, this will be my last shot at saving her, she is beautifully healthy and about 20 years old and I don't want to kill her, so if I can do this I can transplant an air layered section to my mums garden and hopefully get a bonsai from her. This will also mean I can get an air layer from a smaller red maple my mum has. I adore my maples, I've grown them from about 12" high. Thank you so much for your wonderful videos! x
Peter Chan you are a very skilled bonsai master and you deserve my subscription by the way anyone else here from 2020
Mr. Chan. Thank you for your great contributions. I stared bonsai a year ago. Today I air layered three maples. Wish me luck.
Good luck.
Very nice video. I love to learn about bonsai from the beginning.
This is awesome and very interesting. I did not know that some trees can split up like that.
I love how you show "How is done" without no fancy things going on. Just a question, there is some particular period of the year, when is best to air layering or doesn't matter?
Thanks
There isn’t a set time for air layering trees although typically it will be done in spring or early summer. This will give the air layerings there best chance of growth before the parent tree becomes dormant in the autumn.
The important thing is to ensure that the parent tree is in good health and vigorous. Air layering an ailing tree will just stress the tree further and in extreme circumstances result in die back or even death of the parent tree.
The best teacher on UA-cam. Thanks
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Thank you!
I have a Japanese Maple var. Crimson Queen that is grafted to other stock and as a Bonsai (in training) it is unattractive as the base stock grows faster than the upper part. I am considering air layering the top of the tree to see if I can get a better looking tree in the end. But this will cut the length of the trunk in half and I'll have a very odd looking tree until it can be reshaped over the years.
Shows very detailed, how the process is done. Thank you.
It's wonderful to see the same result that you have showed in the video.
Brilliant video - easy to follow and well delivered. Thank you.
Kodus sir for having a great video... I hope you can upload a lot of videos for us to ponder.. God bless.
amazing!!! Thankyou soo much for the wonderfully covered and well described video. Awesome work!
Thank you Mr Heron. My air layer worked and did step by step from your tutorial.
7:28 as calm as man is, at that sentence you showed us little powerhungry bonsaivillain: ENDLES MAPLES THE WORLD IS MINE!
superb video on air layering acers or maples wel thought out many thanks
Hi Peter...you are so a good professor for me.I want to try to make air layering bonsai from my japanes mapel....when it's the right time to start doing this job?!.thank you for sharing your experience with everyone.💖💖💖💖
Thank you very much for this video. I see that it is over a year old but this is very useful information.
Very educational. A joy to watch. Cheers!
Oh hello and thank you for this video…I need a tip from the expert. In my garden I have mossed off some branches of a maple planted in the ground about 5 m high. In November I can still separate them from the mother plant although there are no leaves or should I wait until spring buds, many thanks, Michael
amazing video. i try it today with my birch too. i hope in a few month i can see roots😉 nice greetings from germany.
Hello Peter, thank you for generously sharing this wonderful knowledge of air layering! I have a lot of moss growing in my garden so I was wondering if I can use them directly or do I need to dry them in the oven first to remove the insects?
Blew my mind a little bit. Did not know this was a thing!
Peter Chang, We love you :), I love your videos
When is the best time to do air layering?Thank you for the nice video
Great video. Very informative. Thank you for sharing.
Love u! Mr Chan! Reminds me of my father in law ~~~
you are very lucky :)
So glad you mentioned the pines… I figured not all species could be air layered, sad to hear my 4 ft P. nigra is hopeless!
Too good Peterji! Regards from India.
Thank you for your video. It is not necessary to watering the air layering?
Fantastic Tutorial
Thank you so much for sharing! This is so fantastic to learn how to do, I'm so excited to go air layer myself some bonsai!
Hello Mr. Chan: for how long you keep the new tree soaking in the water ? Do you keep it in there for weeks or months until the root system us fully developed ? Thank you, HM
Based on what I know, after cutting it, 5 to 10 minutes and then let it sit for 2 days.
I felt in love for bonsai thanks to you, master.
I'm going to try to air layering (i have access at lots of trees species, oaks, olive, apple, orange and more).
I want to try with olive and ficus (ficus carica).
But I'm watching lots of videos about air layering and all of them put ormons on the "nude" part, not on the bark before.
Of course, I'll follow that video, I just wonder how so many gardeners make it in the wrong way O_o
You have amazing and very educating videos Sensei!
Love Heron's videos!!!!!!!
Very detailed. Much respect.
Do you remove the bark completely around the trunk? Is there any route for water to the top other than the moss? Would it make sense to take, say, 3/4 of the bark around the trunk and leave the rest in? Thank you for your videos and help.
Great technique. Thank you for sharing.
You're an inspiration!🙏
Great videos....I heard cutting the outer layers of bark stops the leaves from delivering to the plant telling the upper plant it has no roots, while the inner stem supports the leaves from main roots.
Not sure if you will see this but after the initial wrapping does the moss need any more water?
Your videos are awesome.
Great video! Very interesting indeed. At what time in the growing season is it best to perform air layering with the highest success rate?
Just found a Japanese maple at my girlfriends I'll be looking to airlayer it soon, thank you Peter!
Just dadgum EXCELLENT... you taught me something new...
I just love Peter Chan! Such a good instructor and he explains the process well. One question though...so we have to keep wetting the moss over the 6-8 week period? Thank you!
Josh Pickles Good question . Apparently not since the bag of saghum moss is sealed. But I'm guessing.
No need to wet the moss if you use plastic as the plastic keeps the moisture in
that is so smart, and it saves time and space
Hi Herons Bosai, i love your videos and love the little trees and bonsai you craft. i have a question which i would like some help with please. i have a large Acer bloodgood very strong about 25 years old but it has a very strong lower branch which has become a nuisence. is it pssible to air layer this lower branch and what time of year is the best time to do this. Kind regards and stay safe. Rob
I am just trying this for the first time. Great video!
Would this technique work for creating aerial roots on a ficus?
Hi Peter
Watched the video today, plus those on pruning pines. Found them very informative and dispelled some of the worries I had about pruning pines. What would you recommend as the best time of year to air layer elms. I have a Japanese or Chinese elm planted out in a raised bed and the base of the trunk has gone mad!
another great video peter , what time of year would you suggest to do an air layer on japanese maple ?
I know this is an old video but I was hoping you would be able to advise whether it is better to sit the pot in a tray through autumn winter rather than top watering. I am following this method and have 5 maple air-layers in sphagnum now. My concern is the sphagnum looks quite damp and I dont want roots to rot in case of too much rain or watering. Would you advise to just move them into a cold frame till spring and water only if the moss is drying out? I hope you see this, as I am using your video as my source on a video I am doing at the moment. Thanks, Xavier
Fantastic video, thank you.
Very Nice Video. Im doing the air layering as you show and they are going well. when you cut it and put it in the pot with more moss, how long do you keep it in moss and pot it in sustrates?
Do the roots grow from above where you make the incision through the cambian? Like through the bark right above it?Or do the roots come through the white part where you made your cut? I have tried multiple air layers and have failed. I started a dwarf black olive and haven’t seen any roots after two months. Thanks
Amazing Video sir, Thank you, I would like to know in what season we should do air layering.
Late spring or early summer!
What if the roots aren't visible and it's starting to become winter. Can I leave over winter? How do I protect it.
Do you need to worry about root rot when using sphagnum moss with Japanese maples when potting after air layering?
At 7:05, you show a tree that was air layered a month before, yet it has a lot of leaves on it. Earlier in the video, you explained the importance of removing the leaves to reduce demand on the newly-formed root system.
Did all those leaves grow in a month?
Could be it put out a lot of roots during layering, so could support more leaves. I didn't know to do that first time I layered a maple, and it did grow a lot in the month after separation anyway
Thanks nice vid, can you air layer a Persian silk tree?
Very helpful......................... Thank you for sharing................................
Great video,but when is the best time of year to do this entire process?
I checked on my large-trunked vine maple yesterday (after 6 weeks)...... I may not have cut deep enough into the trunk below the sphagnum moss area. No roots whatsoever. Cut deeper into the trunk and wrapped her back up again for another 6 weeks. I'm not giving up!
Thanks for your video, never tried this before but will be doing this year, am I right to assume that it's ideal to take the air layer from a place in which the existing tree will keep its profile and once cut off should have cut paste put on?
Excellent tutorial! I have a “Paul’s Scarlet Hawthorn” that is too close to my new extension, so sadly has to be removed, I’ve tried taking cuttings but have had no luck! Do you think it would air layer???? I’d love to have a section from this tree as it’s been in my garden for 30 years now! Any advice on air layering for Hawthorn???? Excellent work Peter. Thanks Justin..
Hello. In which trees does this method succeed? For example, does it succeed in almond and pistachio? have a nice day.
What's the maximus branch diameter for this technique? I assume I would be able to do this on my parents Japanese maple and get an almost instant bonsai tree from it with a trunk already about 2 inches thick...
Can I air laying in summer or in fall to get root and I can cut in spring time to make new plant or bonsai please?
Excellent video - very helpful! Thank you :-)
Is there a specific time of the year when this is best to do? I had assumed early Spring before the leaves come out, but the video suggests it can be done even with the tree fully leafed out.
The sphagnum moss I can get in Australia is dry & not 'alive'. Will this still work ( of course will moisten it before using)? It is very expensive even though it looks dead. What alternatives can I use to get some success.
What about poplar, Mr Chan? The poplar can be air layed? Thank you!
Hi.
I understand the rooting hormone comes in different percentages ,
what percentage of rooting hormone ( Indole -3 butyric acid ) do you use or recommend ???
Down to the cambium? Or do you remove the cambium as well?
short n sweet agree , best tutorial
Is the moss ball to be watered frequently?
He is a true master
Really Great Video thank you so much for imparting your knowledge. Can you tell me what the minimum diameter is when air layering Japanese Maples.
Can you do this to a branch? Or does it have to be the trunk?