Though the initial rooting happened in a plastic pouch, the pot was quickly changed, without cutting the trunk, to a new setup comprising of 2 nursery flats, with a mesh bottom having a finer plastic mesh screen to keep the soil inside. Such a container not only air-prunes the new roots, leading to a denser root system but also provides better drainage & root aeration. This could have been done right from the beginning, instead of using a plastic pouch.


Source : bonsaitonight.com / Jonas Dupuich

How Pot Design Affects Your Air-layered Cuttings 1

Trunk still has not been cut. 
It goes further below.
How Pot Design Affects Your Air-layered Cuttings 2


Read the full article below by Jonas Dupuich at bonsaitonight.com

Large cryptomeria air layer – part 1

Large cryptomeria air layer – part 2


What happens if you use an airtight plastic wrap or containers without holes on side and bottom ? 

Air-layered cuttings with bad root structure 1
Source : Muranaka Bonsai Nursery 
Air-layered cuttings with bad root structure 2
Source : Pinterest
 Do you want roots like these ? I certainly do not.

Airtight plastic wraps or containers without holes on side and bottom make sense only if the plant you want to air-layer is NOT in your possession, since frequent watering will be a challenge.




air layering air pruning pot design affects growth

How Pot Design Affects Your Air-layered Cuttings

Though the initial rooting happened in a plastic pouch, the pot was quickly changed, without cutting the trunk, to a new setup comprising of 2 nursery flats, with a mesh bottom having a finer plastic mesh screen to keep the soil inside. Such a container not only air-prunes the new roots, leading to a denser root system but also provides better drainage & root aeration. This could have been done right from the beginning, instead of using a plastic pouch.


Source : bonsaitonight.com / Jonas Dupuich

How Pot Design Affects Your Air-layered Cuttings 1

Trunk still has not been cut. 
It goes further below.
How Pot Design Affects Your Air-layered Cuttings 2


Read the full article below by Jonas Dupuich at bonsaitonight.com

Large cryptomeria air layer – part 1

Large cryptomeria air layer – part 2


What happens if you use an airtight plastic wrap or containers without holes on side and bottom ? 

Air-layered cuttings with bad root structure 1
Source : Muranaka Bonsai Nursery 
Air-layered cuttings with bad root structure 2
Source : Pinterest
 Do you want roots like these ? I certainly do not.

Airtight plastic wraps or containers without holes on side and bottom make sense only if the plant you want to air-layer is NOT in your possession, since frequent watering will be a challenge.




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