{"id":53231,"date":"2026-09-03T15:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/?p=53231"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:00:05","slug":"botany-air-layering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/botany-air-layering\/","title":{"rendered":"Botany: air layering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Self-tutoring about plant propagation: the tutor mentions the air layering method.<\/h2>\n

\nThe following is by my understanding.<\/p>\n\n

\nAir layering is a vegetative method of producing a new plant from an existing one. It’s similar to cuttings, but more involved.<\/p>\n

\nIn the process of air layering, one does these steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. \nSelect a branch from the plant or tree you want to clone.<\/li>\n
  2. \nRemove a section of bark from said branch, all the way around. Said removal might involve one to two inches.<\/li>\n
  3. \nApply rooting compound to the wound (the area that’s had its bark removed).<\/li>\n
  4. \nNow, securely wrap the wound with damp sphagnum moss.<\/li>\n
  5. \nCover the sphagnum moss with plastic, then with tin foil.<\/li>\n
  6. \nPerhaps every week or two, uncover the sphagnum moss to freshly dampen it. Recover it each time.<\/li>\n
  7. \nIf all goes well, perhaps after a couple of months fresh roots will have sprouted from the wound into the sphagnum moss.<\/li>\n
  8. \nIf fresh roots have successfully sprouted, one can cut the host branch off below the wound, then plant the cutting as a new plant.<\/li><\/ol>\n

    \nInteresting, eh?<\/p>\n

    \nSource:<\/p>\n

    UConn Extension. (Dec 2 2020). “Air Layering Plants Tutorial for Beginners with Carl Johnson.” YouTube. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6c9fT5IrI1g<\/a><\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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