Charlie Pridham says...
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says...
I'd be grateful if someone could tell me how I might grow hawthorn
from a cutting. The cutting I've got is about a foot long and is
sitting in a glass of water. What should I do next???
Thanks!!
Regards,
John
AS far as I am aware they do not do from cuttings and are produced
commercially from seed, budding or grafting. That being so your next step
is probably to place in the compost heap! However the last time this came
up there was one person who swore blind that he had done them from hard
wood cuttings stuck in the ground (can't remember who it was) I was not
able to replicate his results however.
I too tried hawthorn from cuttings many years ago and
didn't get a single one to root. Also tried holly without
success. However, I normally have good success with other
hedging shrubs such as pyracanthus - I've grown cuttings
for an entire hedgerow from a single plant.
We seem to get lots of self set hawthorn seedlings here
around the flower beds, presumably where birds drop the
seeds. I've been collecting these and growing them on in
pots until they are large enough to put in a hedgerow.
Hawthorne (quick thorn) is dirt cheap to buy anyway as bare
root stock for hedging. I'm just too mean to buy it,
especially when there is some growing for free. :-)
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David in Normandy.
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