Little John air layer q

[BonsaJas]

Morning folks!

On the weekend I helped a friend move house. He has an old Little John on his front yard he’s thinking of pruning back pretty heavily. Some of the branches are a good 2 inch in diameter l. I was vaguely thinking of asking if I could grab some air layers off it before he did so. So the q I have to the group is - how large a branch should I go for to successfully air layer from a little John?

Thanks,

Jas

[Ryceman3]

2 inches shouldn’t be a problem, I would attempt that on a Little John for sure. If you have plenty of options try a few different sizes, just make sure you leave lots of “green” above each and that the sites you choose to layer have interesting lines when removed.
Good luck with them!

[shibui]

Agree. Should air layer reasonably easily.
I hope your friend is not in a hurry to prune? Getting good roots could take the rest of summer - say 3-4 months?