(William R. Watt) wrote in
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enigma ) writes:

http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/fn...uglans.cutting
s.pdf

apparently butternut cuttings may root, but not in a
bucket of
water.
it looks like you'll need rooting hormone (willow water
should
work), plant in moist sterile medium under a mist tent.

thanks fro the information

i was thinking warning g...
Lee Valley Tools sells propagating pots that fasten onto a
branch, which you cut after the roots have formed in the pot.
http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...cat=2,47236&p=
46938
sorry about the wrap. anyway, it might be something to try.
all my butternuts have canker, so i don't think i can
propagate them.
OTOH, i have an American chestnut that was butchered to take
out all the chestnut blight & it's doing really well now. has
a large crop of nuts every fall & no sign of new blight.
i have 2 seedlings started from that tree this spring. maybe
they'll be blight resistant.
lee