air layering timing

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figuringIt

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i seem to have my own personal mandela effect going on and i'm not sure when to air layer fruit trees in general. not just figs, but other fruit too, particularly figs, apples, plums and gooseberry this year
last year i was going to try doing it for the first time in spring, but when reading into it i discovered that it was best to do it in winter, so i put my plans off until the winter. now winter is coming and i started refreshing my memory of the process but i see everybody doing it in spring/summer!
i have tried to find information on doing it in winter but everything says to do it in spring/summer. is it worth me doing it in winter anyway? will i be wasting my time?

thanks ❤️
 
I know some people will leave them on through winter if they haven’t rooted. You sure you weren’t looking at Australia doing them during “winter”.
 
Jigfig said:
I know some people will leave them on through winter if they haven’t rooted. You sure you weren’t looking at Australia doing them during “winter”.
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not that i know of. though i assume they would still call it summer, it would just be at the same time as our winter.
i managed to find a video that i had in mind and it was from UK. turns out it was about taking cuttings (from gooseberry) rather than air layering though, maybe that's where my confusion came in.
is it better to take cuttings in winter? or still in spring? i have been doing it in spring/summer with success (though not gooseberry yet), so i'm still a little lost with that :LOL:
 
figuringIt said:
not that i know of. though i assume they would still call it summer, it would just be at the same time as our winter.
i managed to find a video that i had in mind and it was from UK. turns out it was about taking cuttings (from gooseberry) rather than air layering though, maybe that's where my confusion came in.
is it better to take cuttings in winter? or still in spring? i have been doing it in spring/summer with success (though not gooseberry yet), so i'm still a little lost with that :LOL:
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If you are rooting them immediately you can take cuttings in spring. If you are keeping them around awhile you want winter cuttings. The dormant cuttings will store well as long as they are prepared.
 
Jigfig said:
If you are rooting them immediately you can take cuttings in spring. If you are keeping them around awhile you want winter cuttings. The dormant cuttings will store well as long as they are prepared.
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thank you
can you take cuttings in winter if you are rooting them immediately? will they come out of dormancy early with no problems?
maybe that's what i can do to keep me busy until spring :)
 
figuringIt said:
thank you
can you take cuttings in winter if you are rooting them immediately? will they come out of dormancy early with no problems?
maybe that's what i can do to keep me busy until spring :)
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Yep they’ll still root, just might take alittle longer. Most people take cuttings during winter. Some root immediately if they have the space for a decent sized tree for part of the year. Others wait to root them til closer to spring. Either way they’ll root fine.

Edit: misspelling and saying you’re welcome
 
Jigfig said:
Yep they’ll still root, just might take alittle longer. Most people take cuttings during winter. Some root immediately if the have the space for a decent sized tree for part of the year. Others wait to root them til closer to spring. Either way they’ll root fine.
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thanks! that should keep me busy :)
 
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