I wouldn't worry, try both methods yourself. It will only cost you a
little effort.
Its fun to experiment and learn.
Whether there is or not, I would say, going into Autumn would tend to be
more successful.
As in cuttings in a hot summer, (unless youre able to beat the heat by
planting in a cool place,with good light, the best way) usually leads to
higher percentage of failures.


On 28/01/2010 12:14 PM, David Hare-Scott wrote:
I want to propagate crepe myrtles from cuttings. I have done the
obligatory googling and it seems that it can be done using either
hardwood cuttings in winter or softwood cuttings in summer.

Is there any difference in either the technique or the results? Does
climate make a difference to which method is better? My climate is a
hot summer and cool winter.

David

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