David WE Roberts wrote:


Has anyone had success taking cuttings from bay?


Our mature bay tree self seeds all over the place. I'm always pulling up
bay seedlings as weeds - all over the place. I think the birds must
take the ripe black seeds and drop them all over the place.

Regarding cuttings I took one accidentally and very brutally! After
taking a chainsaw to some of the big overhanging branches on my bay tree
I cut a couple of smallish stakes around 4 feet long and three inches
diameter. I left these stakes in the garage for around six months then
drove one around 18 inches deep into the ground as a post for a
nameplate next to our front gate. After a year it sprouted! That was
around three years ago. The post is still alive and has several shoots
growing happily from it. I don't know if it has actually put any roots
out but it seems happy enough.

--
David in Normandy.
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