How Pot Design Affects Your Air-layered Cuttings

Though the initial rooting happened in a plastic pouch, the pot was quickly changed, without cutting the trunk, to a new setup comprising of 2 nursery flats, with a mesh bottom having a finer plastic mesh screen to keep the soil inside. Such a container not only air-prunes the new roots, leading to a denser root system but also provides better drainage & root aeration. This could have been done right from the beginning, instead of using a plastic pouch.

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Trunk still has not been cut.  It goes further below.

Read the full article below by Jonas Dupuich at bonsaitonight.com

Large cryptomeria air layer – part 1

Large cryptomeria air layer – part 2

What happens if you use an airtight plastic wrap or containers without holes on side and bottom ? 

Source : Muranaka Bonsai Nursery

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 Do you want roots like these ? I certainly do not.

Airtight plastic wraps or containers without holes on side and bottom make sense only if the plant you want to air-layer is NOT in your possession, since frequent watering will be a challenge.

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