I experiment with this Japanese Maple ‘Tamukeyama’ since 2015. The nebari is already fractal but the branching structure still needs to be built. This spring 2023 I grafted two new branches mid-way along the trunk and air-layered the top half to compact the tree. ...
I took five air-layers on an European hornbeam planted on the street in front of my house and only one succeeded. ...
Here is how I air-layered a small Magnolia liliflora ‘Susan’ that was planted in front of my house. ...
This Japanese maple has a 4-branches junction half-way from the ground. Before this causes an inverse taper I decided to air-layer a small branch that will be used later for grafting. The tree is more than 1 meter tall and the trunk will also be air-layered in a year or two to build a more compact tree. Acer palmatum ssp. dissectum var 'Tamukeyama' Jonction with 4 branches that will cause inverse taper if no action is taken Where we want to see roots grow, the bark and cambium are removed completely to expose the xylem, on a length of at least two times the diameter. ...