Dogwood tree cuttings
how do i get the cuttings to grow?
where should they be trimmed to? Does rooting powder help? |
Dogwood tree cuttings
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from Pete contains these words: how do i get the cuttings to grow? where should they be trimmed to? Does rooting powder help? I just cut them off "any old where", stick them in a big box (I have a salmon box I keep for the purpose) of sandy compost, and 90 per cent of them root. I've never used rooting powder, so can't comment on its efficacy. -- AnneJ ICQ #:- 119531282 |
Dogwood tree cuttings
I just cut off bits randomly and stuck them straight into my (heavy clay,
damp) soil last winter to brighten it up. About half have rooted. The year before when I went to lots of trouble using rooting hormone, plant pots, potting mix etc none rooted. I also find that sticking them in water (until then show roots - several weeks) helps, and that longer sticks seem to do better than shorter ones. Hayley |
Dogwood tree cuttings
Subject: Dogwood tree cuttings
From: "hayley" Date: 24/04/2003 21:57 GMT Standard Time Message-id: I just cut off bits randomly and stuck them straight into my (heavy clay, damp) soil last winter to brighten it up. About half have rooted. The year before when I went to lots of trouble using rooting hormone, plant pots, potting mix etc none rooted. I also find that sticking them in water (until then show roots - several weeks) helps, and that longer sticks seem to do better than shorter ones. Hayley Cut them just below a leaf node, about 8-10 inches long, cut the top (at an angle to avoid rainwater damage) just above a leaf node ...push them into the ground leaving just a couple of inches showing (for ease of planting I usually make a hole with an thin iron bar first), water well, and you should get most of them to root and grow. Cut them back hard each March, just above new branching growth, and in a few you will have a dense mass of stems. Dave Hunt...Shropshire ----share what you know...learn what you don't---- |
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