Air layring strawberry guava

[j_tropical]

Has anybody tried or had any success air layering a Strawberry guava tree (Psidium cattleyanum)?
I tried twice. Even with rooting hormone, it doesn't grow root. Any ideas?

Thanks

[spencerw]

they grow from cuttings here in hawaii

[Plantinyum]

I am also interested in the subject !

[MisterPlantee]

Cuttings work for me too. I've used small 4-5" long semi-mature branches with rooting hormone, about half take

[brian]

Are you trying to propagate a particularly good specimen?  These fruit really fast from seed

[Plantinyum]

Cuttings work for me too. I've used small 4-5" long semi-mature branches with rooting hormone, about half take

So they should be able to root via airlayers also , i think i have red somewhere that if a plant can be propagated by cuttings it is a good candidate for air layering.
I think i have red also about regular guava ( psidium guajava) also being abl3 to air layer..i will be experimenting on this also

[Plantinyum]

Cuttings work for me too. I've used small 4-5" long semi-mature branches with rooting hormone, about half take

does semi mature branch mean an old growth that is still green, but withoud shedding bark ?

[Woodbert64]

I think they grow true to seed. All guavas are weeds here! The yellow cherry guava is the worst…

Makes really good smoke wood though! 😃

[j_tropical]

Basically i have a big tree in a location i don't want big. Every once in a while i cut big branches. If i could air layer, i would end up having ready made large-fruiting tree!.
I don't know why but in my location seedling doesn't grow fast. i have 3-4 strawberry guava seedling... about two years old. they are about 6" tall and thin as USB cable!

I tried cutting as well. multiple times. well.... not small cutting, but 2 ft branch. As far as i know, anything that can be rooted from cutting has better chance air layering.

[MisterPlantee]

Yes kind of in the transition from green to bark. I found that if you stick a whole bunch of small cuttings in (Leave maybe 4-5 half cut leaves on the branch) with rooting hormone, bag them for humidity, after a few days the leaves will drop off half the cuttings and you can toss those ones, the rest will probably root in a couple weeks

Cuttings work for me too. I've used small 4-5" long semi-mature branches with rooting hormone, about half take

does semi mature branch mean an old growth that is still green, but withoud shedding bark ?

[MisterPlantee]

I've rooted regular Guava before using air layering  but could never get them to take from cuttings, so I would agree that technically the strawberry guava should be easy for air layering since cuttings work.

Basically i have a big tree in a location i don't want big. Every once in a while i cut big branches. If i could air layer, i would end up having ready made large-fruiting tree!.
I don't know why but in my location seedling doesn't grow fast. i have 3-4 strawberry guava seedling... about two years old. they are about 6" tall and thin as USB cable!

I tried cutting as well. multiple times. well.... not small cutting, but 2 ft branch. As far as i know, anything that can be rooted from cutting has better chance air layering.

[Plantinyum]

Ok, nice to know about the cutting route , i will stick to airlayers thought, i have some excess branches on two catleyanums  and on the regular guavas also . Instead of cutting of limbs to maintain the plants shape in my packed greenhouse, i will be airlayering and probably selling some plants localy ....
I also have sprouted some seeds from my yellow and stralberry guavas, will see how those behave in their first summer ahead.