Well, the knobbly bit was much bigger than I expected so I decided to cut the layer off and have planted it in gritty mix and put it one of my propagators for the winter. Fingers crossed.
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| Author: | daryl [ 10 Oct 2024, 13:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak Air Layer |
I’m not sure, Brendan. The top part is still very much alive although further into its autumn colours than the bottom half. I last looked a couple of months ago and there were plenty of knobbly bits around the cut but I don’t know if they were callouses or emerging roots. I’ll go and have another look and post a photo later. |
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| Author: | daryl [ 10 Oct 2024, 13:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak Air Layer |
Well, the knobbly bit was much bigger than I expected so I decided to cut the layer off and have planted it in gritty mix and put it one of my propagators for the winter. Fingers crossed.
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| Author: | Jay [ 10 Oct 2024, 22:06 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak Air Layer |
Fingers crossed. My air layer success must be 10% |
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| Author: | daryl [ 10 Oct 2024, 22:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak Air Layer |
I put this in a fb group and have been advised that it is all callous caused by the layer being too wet and that I shouldn’t have separated it. Oh well, we live and learn. 
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| Author: | Albero [ 18 Oct 2024, 17:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak Air Layer |
I think it has a chance, wait and see what you've got in the spring. |
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| Author: | daryl [ 18 Oct 2024, 17:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak Air Layer |
My fingers are crossed 
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| Author: | oakrod [ 20 May 2025, 18:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak Air Layer |
how did it get on ? |
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| Author: | daryl [ 20 May 2025, 20:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak Air Layer |
I potted it up and it seemed fine but when I had a cautious look at the roots there weren’t any! Just the lump of callous which was somehow still sustaining the tree. So I cut away some of the outside edge of the callous and put it back in my humid propagator . Fingers still crossed!! |
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| Author: | pete4713 [ 20 Jul 2025, 06:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak Air Layer |
Is it still alive? |
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| Author: | daryl [ 20 Jul 2025, 10:14 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak Air Layer |
Remarkably yes it is but I don’t know how as it still doesn’t seem to have any roots! It’s living in a high humidity propagation dome so drying out isn’t a problem but I don’t know how much longer it will need to stay in there
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