I know during normal growth you want to remove any suckers from your plants. But if you have a yard tree that produces new suckers continuously, can those same suckers be used as cuttings for propogation purposes?

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At 11:26 AM 2/12/03 -0600, Neal Ross wrote:
I know during normal growth you want to remove any suckers from your
plants. But if you have a yard tree that produces new suckers
continuously, can those same suckers be used as cuttings for propogation
purposes?

Neal

YES, they sure can, but ONLY IF the plants are not grafted, otherwise you
are simply propagating the understock, which could have totally different
characteristics. It could even be a different species.


Brent in Northern California
Evergreen Gardenworks USDA Zone 8 Sunset Zone 14

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But if you have a yard tree that produces new suckers continuously, can
those same suckers be used as cuttings for propagation purposes?

Sure, if you want a bonsai that produces suckers continuously.

Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
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