How Difficult to Raft a Forest Twin-Trunk Dwarf Alberta Spruce

[Bonsai Forest]

Considering an Upright or Raft Forest



I have small twin trunks already so considering changing things up

Would this be hard to accomplish? Would they root out of the bark windows without issue?

 

[rockm]

Considering an Upright or Raft Forest

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I have small twin trunks already so considering changing things up

Would this be hard to accomplish? Would they root out of the bark windows without issue?

You can give it a try. I'd use bark windows. Give it a few years, though. Will probably take a while, if it works.

 

[Bonsai Forest]

You can give it a try. I'd use bark windows. Give it a few years, though. Will probably take a while, if it works.

I was hoping you would respond. You and one other have been a wealth of knowledge on this species. Thanks and appreciated. How deep do I cut the bark windows? Is it to the zylum/phloem? And is root hormone recommended?

 

[rockm]

I was hoping you would respond. You and one other have been a wealth of knowledge on this species. Thanks and appreciated. How deep do I cut the bark windows? Is it to the zylum/phloem? And is root hormone recommended?

I've not done it. I've heard it is mostly impossible to air layer--which is basically what you're doing. I'd try a variety of cuts to see what works. I'd use rooting hormone (just not too much)

This might help--

Propagating Alberta Spruce from Cuttings

The dwarf Alberta spruce (Picea glauca “conica”) is a conifer found naturally in the harsh conditions of the Northern Rockies near Lake Laggan, Alberta. Unlike other conifers, it does not produce any cones or seeds, so the only method of propagation is by planting cuttings, a method that...

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