Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
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Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
Is your tree fruiting? I.e. does it have maturing nuts on it? I have the literal "bonsai nuts" forming on mine...
Not yet, but I can bet I saw some male catkins in spring. Or was it a willow that grows next to it? They are a litlle bit unknown to me because I see them once or twice a month. I'll know more next year if it survives.
Mine had a load of catkins, and yes, mine has 4 hazel nuts on it. They were nice to see.
2 bunches of 2. One of the bunches is on the branch that's being layered too.
@AlainK when you say, refreshed the callus, what do you mean by that?
AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
Cut into it to expose cells... See what I mean?
Ah ok, I understand. I didn't know that was a thing.. never heard of that before.
I guess you'd just make little horizontal cuts down the callus with a knife to expose cells and let them form roots?
AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
Yes, that's it!
Alright so I am quite worried..
By now, I had expected a lot of roots but have none.
Plenty of callus but no roots. As far as I can see. I don't think the sphagnum is packed tight enough, it's not pressed up enough against the callus.
I'd like some help.. this branch would be somewhat heart breaking to lose. I think I should redo the air layer "housing" entirely, fresh moss and some rooting hormone for luck.
For the time, I have roughly cut away at parts of the callus to expose cells and rubbed some powder, packed more moss in to the air layer.
What do people think I should do at this point?
With its callusing, I'm hoping with the right care, it can start rooting very quickly and I won't do any damage, and hopefully still seperate it in time before winter.
Thoughts and advice please?
By now, I had expected a lot of roots but have none.
Plenty of callus but no roots. As far as I can see. I don't think the sphagnum is packed tight enough, it's not pressed up enough against the callus.
I'd like some help.. this branch would be somewhat heart breaking to lose. I think I should redo the air layer "housing" entirely, fresh moss and some rooting hormone for luck.
For the time, I have roughly cut away at parts of the callus to expose cells and rubbed some powder, packed more moss in to the air layer.
What do people think I should do at this point?
With its callusing, I'm hoping with the right care, it can start rooting very quickly and I won't do any damage, and hopefully still seperate it in time before winter.
Thoughts and advice please?
AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
Keep your fingers crossed!
But I think what you did was the right thing. If it doesn't produce enough roots, maybe you should wait until late winter, and protect it with bubble plastic against low temps...
Do you think I should rewrap with fresh moss and enclosure? As there's no roots to damage, seems like no reason not to redo the moss and cling film it's wrapped in.
My worry is, how is that branch staying alive? With no feed from the rest of the tree.
AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
I bloody don't know!
I mean, online advice is what you can take from your location, your trees, your "feeling"
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
If it's still alive.....I'd just leave it till next year...
Sure no separation this year.
More callous more flare....
No die....no worry...
Or is that...
No worry....no cry?
Oooo yea!
I qualify as the most amazed.....
If one question...
"What can I do to make this work more efficiently towards my end goal?"
We can all be genius!
Bloody hell!
Sorce
Sure no separation this year.
More callous more flare....
No die....no worry...
Or is that...
No worry....no cry?
Oooo yea!
I qualify as the most amazed.....
If one question...
"What can I do to make this work more efficiently towards my end goal?"
We can all be genius!
Bloody hell!
Sorce
Ok I think it's been too long since we spoke Sorce, I'm starting to lose touch with translating your posts lol. Although I'm sure you just said bloody hell at the end, cos I'm English lol.
Hopefully you are right, more flare. Will just have to see how it goes then I guess.. I still think it'd be worth while to redo the housing on it.
Little bit of crisping and yellowing going on but all over, not just the branch I'm layering.
I think it's just natural and normal. I don't think anything is wrong.. it's been in it's pot a while, strong rootball, very organic medium, should be very healthy.
Interesting the new growthes leaves. They are unfolded and massive. But leaves growing from old wood, are all folded and 1/3rd the size because of it.
I think it's just natural and normal. I don't think anything is wrong.. it's been in it's pot a while, strong rootball, very organic medium, should be very healthy.
Interesting the new growthes leaves. They are unfolded and massive. But leaves growing from old wood, are all folded and 1/3rd the size because of it.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
What ever happened with this one @ConorDash ? Just was thinking of yours...when a client asked me to go nursery shopping with her to find one for her own yard. After I explained she wanted one for landscape without a graft. But...local nurseries aren't open with material just yet in my neck of the woods. Seen one on eBay...which also reminded me of your project.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Specimen-C...:fngAAOSwjI5avIzc:sc:USPSPriority!44615!US!-1
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Specimen-C...:fngAAOSwjI5avIzc:sc:USPSPriority!44615!US!-1
Hey,
I started an air layer but it failed due to me not paying attention. It was kept too wet.. j guess I should probably start it again now if I’m going to do it. To be honest I don’t see how the whole branch is surviving but it certainly is.. do you think I could do an air layer at the same location?
Aside from that, it’s just popping buds now.
I started an air layer but it failed due to me not paying attention. It was kept too wet.. j guess I should probably start it again now if I’m going to do it. To be honest I don’t see how the whole branch is surviving but it certainly is.. do you think I could do an air layer at the same location?
Aside from that, it’s just popping buds now.
Weird, that tree linked in your post @Cadillactaste is like 1/3 the size of my tree yet my tree was £40, roughly $70.
That tree is way over priced on eBay!!
That tree is way over priced on eBay!!
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Way over priced...he had one for even more I found later. Forget what I paid for mine...but think around $70 myself give or take.
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