Air layer on Pinus sylvestris possible?

[BonsaiBonsai]

In a nature area where I go for a walk there is this mature Scots pine with a beautiful branch. It’s kind of hard to see in the picture but it loops around and a dead branch curves though the loop. Right after all the curving are a lot of fine branches that are not leggy at all. I am always wondering if it would be possible to air layer this branch? I have no experience with air layer, does it stand any chance and if so how to approach it? The branch is about an arm thick.

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Air layers tend to form roots on the gravitational bottom. So if you cut a ring in this branch, the main tree will probably produce roots there, instead of the branch.
Older pines generally don't air layer well.

So these two factors combined give you a small chance of success. But if you can lift the branch and pull it upright, your chances can improve albeit with just a small percentage.

 

[penumbra]

I'd say the chance of air layering this pine is close to 0%.

 

[Paradox]

Yup, very very very small chance of success

 

[Lorax7]

I’ve tried to air layer a Scots pine multiple times before with zero successes and I was doing it on a smaller, younger branch than that. I would not expect this to be successful.

 

[BonsaiBonsai]

That's what I was afraid of. I will just keep dreaming in that case.