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How do I grow a tree from a branch?
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from "MC Emily" contains these words: OK, at the lack of any further guidance, I've just cut this 'branch' off as low as I could and put it in a pot of compost. I put some little stones in the bottom so it doesn't get waterlogged. I've also cut the tips off the top - there are about 5 or 6 growing points - so that they're not sapping all the energy, so hopefully the energy will go into root formation. I've put the pot close to the original tree so that the situation for it is the same but I've given it some shelter from the afternoon sun (ha-ha!!). It will get some sun in the morning up to dinnertime but I thought it would do better without getting too hot. How long will it take before it roots and I can put it in the ground? I'd have mixed some sharp sand with the compost. And I'm not too proud to use rooting hormone either... -- Tony Replace solidi with dots to reply: tony/anson snailything zetnet/co/uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi |
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