AusBonsai

Leptospermum myrtifolium (Swamp Myrtle) a subalps tea-tree. This is an air layer I started at the end of October using the plastic bag, glad wrap and spagmum moss method. The roots hadn't really developed by April so I wrapped it in alfoil and was going to leave it till spring. The end of June I was passing by and noticed the alfoil had blown off. Roots had pushed through the plastic and were burning off in the air. So I snipped it off.It seems to be doing ok , time will tell.
Craig

Hey Craig,

Great work I havent tried to layer a Lepto before, now I know it can be done gives me ideas for collecting them....

Keep us updated with its progress.

Matt

Hi Craig,
I met you at the native symposium in canberra earlier this year,glad to see you inspired and thanks for posting this as there are many trees around my area on which i would like to try this method on.I too I'm experimenting with many native tube stock as well as a few others more advanced when I have something to post, I will.
Keep us informed.
Marcela

Good sweep on the trunk, keep us posted as it ages.

Gavin

Hope it survives for you Sno as it looks like it has great potential.

G'day MattA This was my first year doing airlayers (definitely not my last) . I am not sure if I separated this one too early. I wasn't expecting to see the roots push through the layers of plastic (at least six layers of glad wrap). It was interesting that the strong root growth was in the colder months.

Hi Marcela nice to hear fom you. It was because of the symposium that I posted this thread now. While i am optimistic about this tree's chance of survival ,if I waited to see if it establishes and it didn't I probably wouldnt have talked about it. After listening to Roger talking about collating knowledge on natives ,whether this tree lives or not ,at least the information is out there. Hope that makes sense .

G'day Gavin this species of Leptospermum naturally grows scraggly ,sort of literati style ,all the growth on the top grows in some weird and wonderful directions. The main trunks are about as thick as your arm . The bases have a buttress like feature.

Thanks Bohdi this one was the trial one there is some amazing material out there.