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AndWhyNot wrote: Apologies if this post is repeated .......... watered well but posts not appearing !! Hi All. A friend had a great small bay tree, in a big pot, stands about 5' tall. Will it be possible to take a 'cutting' and prepare it with rooting compound, and pot up etc etc. Any advice please, where to cut, when to cut, what to pot up in, and success rate ??? Thanks in advance Didn't reply the first time around as I decided there must be others out there with more positive experience than I have had. Possibly not! I tried cuttings, with rooting hormone and without, in sharp sand plus compost, in potting compost and simply stuck into the pots of other plants (my favourite method). No luck. I tried layering (not easy but with a sunken patio I could peg the bay out on the soil of the level above). No luck. I tried air layering - moss, plastic bags the full works. No luck. I tried grumbling. This, after a fashion, was the successful technique. The one bay tree became three, because two members of the family then bought me baby bay trees as birthday presents. So I gave one of the new bays to my friend, which was what I was hoping to achieve in the first place. Don't suppose this helps (DSTH - could become a useful new acronym) JillT -- |
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