This past spring I did a workshop with Pauline Muth ,and after she had a
look she had me make a small vertical incision right down into the cambium
about where I needed roots...she gave me some of her hormone powder and I
dusted the cut...wrapped it in sphagnum and waited.

I can do that too. However, the base of the trunk is very boring, and I am
hoping an approach graft of a few of the cuttings will give the trunk base some
more interest.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)