"John Smith" wrote in message
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Holly
Berberis
Hebe
Bamboo
Acer
Hydrangea
Viburnham
Cherry
Hawthorne
Rose
Spiria
Clematis
Penstemon
Cotinus
Philadelphus


It is the right time of year to take hardwood cuttings - pencil thick, foot
long, cut at bottom just below a leaf, cut off remaining leaves and LABEL
THEM! stick them in some well drained compost somewhere sheltered. Keep the
compost moist but not damp, and wait. Hardwood cuttings take quite a while
to root.

But -

Holly - I don't bother. It self seeds readily. If your's is a male with no
berries, you're better off getting a female from a friend
Berberis - Never got this to root from cuttings. v.difficult
Hebe - Quite easy
Bamboo - Use division instead - basically rip a bit off the main plant with
some root and pot it up
Acer - Haven't tried, but the ones I have bought are usually grafted onto
something else so probably not for the beginner
Hydrangea - Easy but I do semi-ripe cuttings earlier in the year
Viburnum, & Cherry - Don't know
Hawthorne - Self seeds readily
Rose - Cuttings very easy
Spirea - Have tried but no success with this
Clematis - internodal cuttings. You cut midway between two pairs of leaves
instead of just below one as with a normal cutting
Penstemon - haven't tried
Cotinus - Tried but no success - layering might work better
Philadelphus - Normal cuttings worked fine for me. I had more losses with
this but a few took.

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