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I haven't tried - but my guess is no. I see these in sandy loam and gravel on rock out-cropping's in Monterey, and on the cliffs in Santa Cruz, CA. I haven't seen or heard of them growing in standing water.

Negative correlation at this point. Funny to re-read these threads after 10 years

similar I think...probably thicker

The plastic is 3/8" OD air line from home depot (like the stuff you'd use with an oxygen tank, low pressure)

APRIL 2023 FRONT AND BACK IT APPEARS THE PEST CONTROL IS WORKING, THE TREE IS STILL HEALTHLY TODAY (AUG 29, 2024). AIMING TO REPORT LATE FALL OR EARLY WINTER.

May 2024 Hard to believe it's been 9 years... The airlayer is looking good as well, I'll get around to posting it too.

Yes! it mounds and then elongates like shimpaku - the foliage is not as compact, but there is a resemblance for sure! strong sun exposure produces gold/yellow color. Semi shade and it tends to stay green, but doesn't grow as dense.

JUNE 2023 - SPRING CANDLES WERE A BIT WEAKER THAN I HOPED FOR. MY OBERSVATIONS IS THAT JBP DECANDEL APPROACH NEEDS TO BE AMENDED FOR THIS SPECIES. I'M POSTING THIS ON AUG 29, 2024, AND MY OBSERVATIONS ARE THAT THE TREE HAD A WEAK RESPONSE TO DECANDLING IN JUNE 2022 AND JUNE 2024. I WILL TRY...

MARCH 2022 - SELECTIVE PRUNING, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY BRANCH WIRING. THINNED THE CROWN.

APRIL 2018 - AFTER CLEANUP AND SETTING PRIMARY BRANCHES AND REPOT.

FEB 2018 - EARLY SPRING CLEANUP AND READY TO SET PRIMARY BRANCHES & REPOT

April 2021 - starting to define some the secondary branching.

June 2018 - strong growth.

Basically by following the JBP decandling technique: decandle around Father's day, thin to 2 shoots early fall, needle pluck to balance energy. repeat. Ramification really helps.

Very nice - how tolerant are they of root reduction? I need to throw 2 in the ground for a few years...