Fruit Tree Hunter! Taking Cuttings and Rooting Them
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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
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HAVE: Dragon fruit plants (well rooted cuttings)
Comments (1)Sending email......See MoreHow long untill rooted cutting bear fruit?
Comments (3)Depends upon the cultivar. For example I rooted 9 genesal cuttings last year and 6 of them had figs that 1st year. But that is the exception, not the rule. Either way some will say you should prune off any fruit the 1st year. I don't disagree with that, it's just extremely hard to do for me....See MoreCuttings have leaves and fruit but no ROOTS...
Comments (7)The leaves & fruit were bought & paid for last summer/early fall before your tree began its winter rest. The tree stored converted photosynthate, mainly in the form of starch, at the base of each bud and in the cambial tissues. With a water supply and favorable temperatures, the cutting is able to metabolize the starch into usable energy, sufficient to open leaf and fruit buds. It would also be the primary source of energy used for root initiation and a connection to the vascular system so water can be efficiently be moved upward and nutrients downward. Cuttings are in a race against time to establish roots & efficient water/nutrient transport before soil biota prevent the connection by rotting tissues. Insuring cuttings are secure against movement in the media and resisting the urge to "check" them for signs of root initiation will help guarantee a faster strike. Al...See MoreTake cuttings after they have roots
Comments (17)Glenn, I have always girdled the bark according to the article by Everett Janne on Airlayering. I suppose it would work some other way but this is the way I have always done it. Elder, I have always used the zip-lock bags because that's what's been handy around the house and the quart size is perfect for the size of A/L's I make. You can use any type or size plastic bag. But what I do is I cut off the stiff zip-lock side of the baggie and discard it. Then I cut off the bottom of the bag. So what you're left with is a clear pastic sleeve. I thread this over the end of the branch. It's a little tricky but then I gather up the lower portion of the plastic bag and tie it snug around the branch below the girdled bark ring using string or tape. Then I fill this sack, so-to-speak, with moist potting soil and try to distribute it equally around the branch. I leave enough room to allow me to tie the upper pole of the bag snugly around the branch in the same fashion. What's nice about using the plastic bag sleeve is that there is no seam. You just need to tie off the two distal ends of the plastic bag and there's little risk for your medium (moss or potting soil) from drying out. Another trick I use to get the plastic bag over the branch. I stick my hand through the baggie sleeve so that the baggie is now around my wrist and forearm. I grasp as many leaves and any small stems on the intended A/L with the same hand and thread the baggie over the branch. I can prepare an airlayer in minutes this way. I never use rooting hormones either. You don't need them with figs. After I see alot of root growth through the plastic bag and the A/L is ready to be separated from mommy (usually 3-4 weeks), I prune it just below the lower end of the sack and methodically remove the plastic and pot it up. If you wish to mail an A/L like this, remove it in the same fashion but leave the bottom tie in place so that the plastic remains intact around the root ball. I snip a small pinhole in the lower part of the plastic wrap and soak the A/L in water so that the soil inside the bag gets refreshed for the trip. Then you can mail this A/L to your fig buddy as is (like a little potted plant)and let them remove the plastic on receipt. Hopefully they'll reciprocate and do the same for you! It'll save you some money by not having to ship a heavy potted plant. Here is a link that might be useful: Airlayering...See Morefloral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
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Grapefruit from seed. Started in a wet paper towel/bag for a few weeks. Transferred to soil 4-5 days ago
each seed is sprouting up 2 stems...? O.o
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7 years agoHope I'm not posting TOO much. I'll try for just landmarks
heres my second batch of Meyers, in only a week and a half they're popping out new leaves. Only difference is these were all in water and, it was rainwater not tap. No signs of roots yet but, it's a huge improvement from the last batch. These came from a much healthier tree that was fully fruiting.
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoCan I get some advice please.? My Meyer air layer failed miserably... I noticed a few weeks ago several blooms on my two air layered limbs. Wasn't sure what was going on because they're 3 months after the first blooms. The limbs have been packed for about 3 weeks now so today I opened them up and found no roots. The smaller had split from the tree and was hanging by the plastic. The bigger was still in tact but no roots also.
i think the main issue was that the peat had sagged below the limbs. Maybe not wrapped tight enough.? At this point what do you recommend I do with the two.?
the smaller I put in the shade and left wrapped in foil with peat and removed the bloom. The larger is unwrapped on the tree.
I guess this is the last whim everyone talks about when the tree thinks it's dying.?
whats odd is the bloom continued to grow on the separated air layer... O.o
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