Cornus mas No.1

On this tree I have tried some air layering this spring. There are two shoots growing very low on the trunk and I had an idea to convert them onto roots and improve nebari on that spot. I checked air layer several recently and it looked like  it created some fiber roots. As seen on pictures some roots were created higher than needed and were removed, also parts of shoots up to bark ring were removed. Much thiner layer of moss was put back and covered with substrate and protected with net to prevent birds messing up moss all around. I will see how it will finally develop during next season.
Na tejto drienke som testoval vzdušné potápanie. Na strome sú dva nízko rastúce výhony ktoré by sa mali odstrániť, ale keďže sú tak nízko tak mi slúžia ako pokusný materiál na potápanie. Prednedávnom som svoj pokus kontroloval a vyzerá to že sa tam nejaké korienky vytvorili, tak som výhony odstránil na mieste kde bol vytvorený prstenec. Čo ma prekvapilo je, že stromček vytvoril korienky aj na kmeni a dosť vysoko, vrstva machu bola dosť hrubá aby nedochádzalo k jej presychaniu počas leta. Po úprave som vrátil späť vrstvu machu ale už oveľa tenšiu, prekryl som ju substrátom a zakryl sieťkou pretože mám časté návštevy drozdov a oni majú môj mach veľmi radi. V budúcej sezóne sa uvidí ako sa celý pokus vydaril.

after job this week

shortly before removal of moss
6-2012

6-2012

8-2012

8-2012

Picture of fruits from beginning of august before being eaten by birds/ Plody odfotene v auguste tesne pred tým ako ich skonzumovali drozdy


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