Plant Rooting Ball Kit for Air Layering Branches
Your favorite fig or rose keeps its own roots while the clone forms. The split sphere clamps onto a live branch, the top inlet keeps the medium damp, and you cut away a plant that already has roots.
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Your favorite fig or rose keeps its own roots while the clone forms. The split sphere clamps onto a live branch, the top inlet keeps the medium damp, and you cut away a plant that already has roots.
High-pressure root control: grow roots on branches before you cut them free
- slow or failed rooting of cuttings
- difficulty keeping cuttings watered
- hard-to-assemble or loose root boxes
- fitting one container to different branch sizes
Grow roots on the branch, before you cut it free
Stop losing cuttings to wilt and guesswork. Clamp the rooting ball on a live branch, keep the medium moist, and cut away a clone that already has roots.
A split sphere that closes around the stem
- Clamps onto a live branch
The sphere opens along its seam, wraps around the stem and closes with a snap buckle. You never have to cut the branch to start it. The medium sits tight against the wood, and you can see root growth through the chamber when it develops.
- Water from the top
The wide opening on top takes water or fresh medium without lifting the ball off the branch. Top it up whenever the medium feels dry to the touch, and the cut stays damp while the root zone stays undisturbed.
- Fits different branches
The adjustable bottom takes a range of branch thicknesses, so one set handles a thin rose cane and a thicker fig shoot. The set comes in 5 cm and 8 cm spheres, which cover small and medium wood.
Clamp, fill, water, and wait for roots
- 1Pick the right branch
Choose a healthy shoot of the current season's growth. Dead or diseased wood rarely roots and can rot inside the sealed chamber.
- 2Clamp the sphere
Open the split sphere around the stem, close it until the snap buckle clicks, and adjust the bottom so the wood sits snug.
- 3Fill with damp medium
Pack moss or rooting medium into the chamber around the cut so it sits firmly against the wood.
- 4Water from the top
Pour water through the enlarged inlet whenever the medium feels dry. Fig and rose clones usually need checks every few days in summer.
- 5Check, then cut
Look for roots growing through the medium in a few weeks. Separate the branch only once roots show, then pot the new plant.
Five chambers for different branch sizes
- Rooting ball, black plastic sphere×5
Split design with an adjustable bottom
- Square mounting flange×5
Four small holes for tying the ball in place
- Snap buckle×5
Closes the sphere without tools
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Questions and answers
The bottom adjusts to a range of branch thicknesses, and the set comes in 5 cm and 8 cm spheres. Use the 5 cm for thin rose canes and new fig shoots, and the 8 cm for thicker wood. Test the fit on a straight section before you fill the chamber.
The buckle locks the split sphere closed without tools. Press it until it clicks, then check it after a windy day. The plastic is a budget grade, so a loose buckle is the first thing to fix. Tying the flange to the branch through its four holes adds grip.
Yes. Roses, figs and fruit trees are the main use. Pick healthy current-season wood for all of them, because unhealthy stems rarely root and can rot inside the sealed chamber.
Early spring, as new growth starts, is the best window for fig clones. Mid to late summer, after the bloom flush, works well for roses. Check for roots in a few weeks, then pot the clone in flower pots once it is ready.
Expect budget plastic. Inspect the seams and buckle before each season and replace any sphere that cracks. The value is in running several branches at once. Five spheres let you test more than one cutting instead of betting a prized plant on a single attempt.