Acer air layer Progress

Heading to the dormant season, the chunky Acer layer is doing REALLY well. The small pot that originally held the growing medium was chocked full of roots by the end of the summer. That was replace with a larger pot and some soil, essentially growing the air layer on in stiu on the parent plant.

As cold weather is coming, that has now been insulated and placed in a sheltered location. My intention is to separate in Spring, just after the layer has received a boost of energy from the parent.

It's quite a large layer, so it;s going to need a lot of support from the root system stright away, so this seems like the best way to give it the best shot.

Looking forward to working on both specimens as trees in their own right. Beautiful autumn colours!