One of the first repots this year, looking reasonable. I'll have to start thinking more seriously about layering it though if it develops nicely
Here are the results of this extreme root cutback. Repotted today and first branch thread graft executed.
I'm not sure if exact dimensions I found a picture of the ring with a razor for scale. Nothing really special for the process, I'll try to find some pics
Out of curiosity, why peat moss instead of spagnum moss? Spagnum seems to be recommended in most research I’ve done. Your results prove your steps are solid. I just wondered if you didn’t care for spagnum for some reason?
I'm fairly sure it was ignorance that led me to buy the peat moss initially. But it worked! I find it's easy to wash out without having to chop it up. It was cheap, I'm still using the original large bale I bought 5 or 6 years ago. I've read plenty of times where people indicate not to keep the layers too wet but I've found this is not a problem. Sphagnum may have some advantages but they can't be that tremendous. I've often thought you could probably use something like miracle grow potting soil.
Nicely done bud. I like it. I have one in similar size. Am going slow by trying to air layer the branches. I will keep the original root as the graft doesn't look all that bad.
Thanks, I did the same thing by air layering a couple of branches the first year to ensure success was possible. I found they are very resilient. When I separated the two one had very few roots and the other had almost none but they both survived.
Very nice. This has a bright future. I typically prefer multi-trunk trees over single trunks. There's just more interest there and they're not as common.
