Using Colanders For Double Air-layering On Same Trunk

While this video shows how to make several bonsai from a nursery tree, what caught my eye was the double air-layering technique & the use of air pruning containers /colanders for air-layering. 

Tribu Bonsai, Spain

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Air pruning containers like this give superior root structure and density compared to that obtained using just a plastic wrap or a regular, smooth-walled nursery pot. 

My own experience with double air layering :

Double Air Layering - Ficus Racemosa / Cluster Fig Tree

Double Air Layering - White Lead Tree

For those who feel that air pruning is no big deal & that just about any container will do, I recommend watching this YouTube playlist & upgrading your knowledge : 

How Pot Design Affects Your Plant's Growth

and also read on this blog  :

How Pot Design Affects Your Air-layered Cuttings

Double Air Layering On Same Trunk - Ficus Racemosa / Cluster Fig Tree

Tree species : Cluster Fig Tree (Ficus Racemosa, Indian Fig Tree, Goolar Fig)
Collected on : July 29, 2015
Air-Layering started on : Jan 25, 2016


Part 1 - Growth history from a collected small sapling ! 

Double Air Layering On Same Trunk - White Lead Tree

Tree species : White Lead Tree (Leucaena Leucocephala / Su-babul)
Sprouted around : Aug 7, 2015
Dual air-layering done on : March 1, 2016


Part 1 of this article : Growth history from a tiny seed !

Amazing growth in just 8 months from a seed ! 7 feet tall from soil surface, main trunk as thick as a finger base.

March 9, 2016