Cloning?

[FatherNelson]

Hey all,

I have some fruit trees that I would like to copy. Curious if anyone has any suggestions?

I havent had luck with propagating them. Wonder if clonex will work?

FN

 

[shnkrmn]

Hey all,

I have some fruit trees that I would like to copy. Curious if anyone has any suggestions?

I havent had luck with propagating them. Wonder if clonex will work?

FN

Air layering is your solution. Google will take you there.

 

[FatherNelson]

Air layering is your solution. Google will take you there.

Those kits are cheaper than expected. When I saw this with duct tape a few years back, I wasnt very impressed.

 

[shnkrmn]

Those kits are cheaper than expected. When I saw this with duct tape a few years back, I wasnt very impressed.

Not sure what you're looking at for kits, but if you have thriving trees you should be able to induce rooting.

 

[FatherNelson]

Basically a plastic casing with dirt in it around the area you cut the bark off. Its under shopping when you search air layering.

 

[HydoDan]

Clonex, Rapid rooters and plastic wrap work well for air layering..

 

[FatherNelson]

Clonex, Rapid rooters and plastic wrap work well for air layering..

So clonex and rapid rooters work in the same way a pot plant would?

 

[Drop That Sound]

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[Drop That Sound]

I recommend buying that tool instead ^,
and use whatever is laying around to make the pods.

 

[Drop That Sound]

Something to keep in mind, is that many fruit trees are grafted to other smaller dwarf variety types of root stocks, to keep them smaller and maneagable. If you marcot/AL the branches off such a tree, you will be cloning the original tree and it could end up being 10 times bigger than what you though you were cloning..

 

[go go kid]

Cuttings: hardwood / RHS

Hardwood cuttings provide an easy and reliable method of propagating a range of deciduous climbers, trees and shrubs, and as bonus, they are taken from mid-autumn until late winter when more time is usually available to the gardener. Some evergreen plants, hollies for example, can also be taken...

www.rhs.org.uk

look at the right hand colum, "you may also like" should cover you on soft and hardwood cuttings

 

[Star Dog]

Air layering is straightforward enough do.

I used root it plugs and clonex but rock wool, moss or coco works fine to.

Cut free and potted after 2 weeks iirc.
ime they root quicker if you can restrict the flow of sap.

A wire strangle help air layered and buried stems root faster.

If you're wondering?

It was lost in transit for 10/11 days it was barely clinging to life but i nursed it back to health.

And air layered that new plant from it.

 

[cannabiscrusader]

Air layering is straightforward enough do.
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I used root it plugs and clonex but rock wool, moss or coco works fine to.
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Cut free and potted after 2 weeks iirc.
View attachment 5388662ime they root quicker if you can restrict the flow of sap.
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A wire strangle help air layered and buried stems root faster.

If you're wondering?
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It was lost in transit for 10/11 days it was barely clinging to life but i nursed it back to health.
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And air layered that new plant from it.

Strangle before or after the air layer. I'm guessing before. I think I see it now

 

[Star Dog]

Strangle before or after the air layer. I'm guessing before. I think I see it now

Hey bud, yes just below the site.

The pic above was week 8-9 in flower, I found air layering is more reliable for cloning plants late into flower.

 

[cannabiscrusader]

Hey bud, yes just below the site.
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The pic above was week 8-9 in flower, I found air layering is more reliable for cloning plants late into flower.

Definitely a great tool to have in the arsenal for those tough to root phenos. Thanks man!

 

[Beeswings]

Definitely a great tool to have in the arsenal for those tough to root phenos. Thanks man!

I have a pheno right now that's a bitch to get roots, I may have to try this

 

[cannabiscrusader]

I have a phone l pheno right now that's a bitch to get roots, I may have to try this

Phone home?

 

[Beeswings]

Phone home?

Damn autocorrect lol. I fixed it.

 

[OldJamesLikesToPuff]

Hey bud, yes just below the site.
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The pic above was week 8-9 in flower, I found air layering is more reliable for cloning plants late into flower.

so does that end up bad for once or the plant is usually to behave as expected with this kind of training?

 

[Star Dog]

so does that end up bad for once or the plant is usually to behave as expected with this kind of training?

My apologies bud I never seen any alert I just stumbled onto the thread by chance.

A air layered plant grows the same as clone.