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Old 26-10-2011, 08:27 AM posted to aus.gardens
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SG1 wrote:
SWMBO likes a shrub in our front yard. It is a euronamous or something like
that. What I would like to do is take cuttings & propogate them. I have zero
experience in this


The basic way was just to take cuttings, including at least two nodes,
one close to the bottom/root end and one close to the top. Trim off most
of the leaf(some people advocate 1/2 a leaf, others a couple (sizeVs
stem), then place into various pots of various mixture which you keep moist.

You could buy and use some rooting compound, paint on the bottom of the
cutting.

All sorts of discussion about softwood(new flexible) Vs hard wood(hard
stiff) and time of year.

Also, if the branches are soft, you could make a wire staple and peg
about 1' to 6" of a shoot across the top of a pot of soil making sure
you bury a node in the soil. That works with some stuff.

Hint, I usually just fill a poly tray with enriched soil and go for the
numbers game in cuttings. so even if your success rate is low, then you
might get something.


Is it Euonymous?
Try here
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/...462123719.html