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The glasshouse renovation works being undertaken at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) as part of the Edinburgh Biomes Project (2020–2027) pose a number of challenges to the horticulturists managing the plant collections. The grandeur of many of the larger specimens and the limit of available space are the most prominent of these. Air layeri...
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... An air layering pot or black plastic sheeting to wrap the layer. With prostrate shoots close to ground level, it is possible to use standard plastic pots with a groove cut into them for the propagule to rest in ( Fig. ...
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... layering began in December 2021, again using the process described in this article. Standard plastic pots with a groove cut out were used instead of air layering pots (Fig. 1). Standard pots were chosen as the shoots being propagated were growing prostrate to the surrounding hard landscaping. The shoots were only partially girdled. A mix of equal parts perlite and propagation bark was chosen as the growing medium. No hormone treatment was used. The propagation was completed in April 2022 and the propagules ...
