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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: marcotting vs rooting question
« on: Today at 01:54:41 PM »
It has been nearly two months since I started the airlayer on my inga. The branch is still very healthy but I have yet to see roots appear on the soil bag. The article I posted mentioned 100% success with rooting after five weeks. Should I cut the branch and assume it has roots they just haven't reached the edge of the bag yet to become visible?
I would just wait until they appear but colder weather (~38F) is coming and I have to haul most of my trees back into the greenhouse. The inga is too big to move now that I up-potted it into a 35gal container knowing that it will be trashed when winter comes. I am guessing that near freezing weather could harm the airlayer, but I might be worrying about nothing. I expect the parent tree will be fine.
Should I cut the airlayer now and put it in the heated greenhouse? Or leave it as-is until it shows roots?
I would just wait until they appear but colder weather (~38F) is coming and I have to haul most of my trees back into the greenhouse. The inga is too big to move now that I up-potted it into a 35gal container knowing that it will be trashed when winter comes. I am guessing that near freezing weather could harm the airlayer, but I might be worrying about nothing. I expect the parent tree will be fine.
Should I cut the airlayer now and put it in the heated greenhouse? Or leave it as-is until it shows roots?