David WE Roberts wrote:

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I have this beautiful ceanothus tree -
it is very large, and seems to be full of blossom
for most of the year.
(It is already starting to flower.)

But I've been trying to get cuttings from it for several years,
with complete lack of success.
I tried a month or so ago, with small cuttings in a 50% sand-peat
mixture, in covered pots on an electric warming tray from Lidl.
But they have already started to lose their few leaves.

Can anyone offer me advice in my predicament?

Have you tried layering?


Thanks for the suggestion.
I had thought about this,
but unfortunately there are only short branches in the lower 6ft,
and none of these are long enough to get down to the ground.

I was wondering if there is a standard way of putting soil
(or something like that) around a branch high up in the tree?


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