cheers topfrog. i'll look at air layering.

yorkyjeff wrote:

thanks for all the replies, i knew it would take a while to grow one, but didn't realise just how long. i had better just concentrate on keeping the one i have alive lol. unles s i take a cutting from my parents laburnam.

I find people are providing opinions on things which are not always accurate.

Spring 2018, 2020, 2021. Crabapple from seed





Larch, maybe 3-4 years old in the first picture of 2015 then 2018 / 2020

For those keen: The larch was sold. The maple I still have, and featured in my repotting-basics video as an example of groing from training into bonsai pot: