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Cuttings from a bay tree
In the back garden of my late mothers house there is a bay tree. It was
a small tree in a pot when my wife gave it to her, it is now about 20 feet high! It would be nice to take a cutting from the tree before the house is sold or whatever happens to it. We are told that you can't just take a cutting and get it to grow, it's more difficult than that. OK, so how should it be done? Any ideas? -- Snowy |
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Cuttings from a bay tree
Dear Ian,
I've taken cuttings of bay, they are just a bit slow thats all, put 4 inch cuttings (take all but two leaves off) half buried in loam in a shady, moist but not damp spot outside. In a pot in a plastic bag they are quicker in a cold glasshouse again in shade. Suckers from the base of bay are quickest if you have got any. Andy "Ian Snowdon" wrote in message ... In the back garden of my late mothers house there is a bay tree. It was a small tree in a pot when my wife gave it to her, it is now about 20 feet high! It would be nice to take a cutting from the tree before the house is sold or whatever happens to it. We are told that you can't just take a cutting and get it to grow, it's more difficult than that. OK, so how should it be done? Any ideas? -- Snowy |
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In article , Ian Snowdon
writes In the back garden of my late mothers house there is a bay tree. It was a small tree in a pot when my wife gave it to her, it is now about 20 feet high! It would be nice to take a cutting from the tree before the house is sold or whatever happens to it. We are told that you can't just take a cutting and get it to grow, it's more difficult than that. OK, so how should it be done? Any ideas? Depending on how well the garden around it has been cultivated, you might very well find small Bay Plants growing already, these will be easy to lift and grow on. We have bay and these little plants grow almost like weeds. BUT, am I correct in saying that there are 'Bay Trees' and bay trees? To me a bay tree is a bay and they all look the same. :-( We are happy with ours :-)) Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was at the airport, checking in at the gate, when the airport employee asked, "Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?" I said, "If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?" He smiled and nodded knowingly, "That's why we ask." |
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In article , Mike writes: | In article , Ian Snowdon | writes | | We are told that you can't just take a cutting and get it to grow, it's | more difficult than that. OK, so how should it be done? You can take cuttings, but I am not good at them. | Depending on how well the garden around it has been cultivated, you | might very well find small Bay Plants growing already, these will be | easy to lift and grow on. We have bay and these little plants grow | almost like weeds. That doesn't sound like sweet bay, Laurus nobilis. It doesn't often seed itself in the UK, but might in some places. It does sucker, and digging up a sucker complete with some root would be the best way, but it could be tricky getting enough root. It is what I would try. | BUT, am I correct in saying that there are 'Bay Trees' and bay trees? To | me a bay tree is a bay and they all look the same. :-( Yes. There are several plants called "bay" and several that look like Laurus nobilis but aren't. Sweet bay's leaves smell like the bay leaves you buy for cooking when crushed (only better than dry ones), because they are :-) Regards, Nick Maclaren, University of Cambridge Computing Service, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QH, England. Email: Tel.: +44 1223 334761 Fax: +44 1223 334679 |
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On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 23:33:36 +0000, Ian Snowdon
wrote: In the back garden of my late mothers house there is a bay tree. It was a small tree in a pot when my wife gave it to her, it is now about 20 feet high! It would be nice to take a cutting from the tree before the house is sold or whatever happens to it. We are told that you can't just take a cutting and get it to grow, it's more difficult than that. OK, so how should it be done? Any ideas? I've seen it recommended that bay cuttings be taken in October, but as Christopher Lloyd has said, the right time to take any cutting is when you can. Take the cuttings now; remove all but three tip leaves from each, and cut those remaining leaves back by 2/3 of their length. Put the cuttings in mixture of 90% perlite and 10% peatmoss. Water once and allow to drain really well, then seal in a transparent plastic bag. Put in a bright window in a heated room and be patient. It might help to scarify the cut ends, and rooting hormone might also help. Don't plan on messing with them before next spring; remove any that are obviously dead. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... Yes. There are several plants called "bay" and several that look like Laurus nobilis but aren't. Sweet bay's leaves smell like the bay leaves you buy for cooking when crushed (only better than dry ones), because they are :-) But are they all edible (well cook-withable cos I know you're not supposed to eat them)? I'm worried now cos my sister has a 'bay' tree and is busy cooking all sorts of stuff with the leaves infused! --A |
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In article , Alison alison.freeth@NoS
pAm.wideopenwindows.fsbusiness.co.uk writes "Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... Yes. There are several plants called "bay" and several that look like Laurus nobilis but aren't. Sweet bay's leaves smell like the bay leaves you buy for cooking when crushed (only better than dry ones), because they are :-) But are they all edible (well cook-withable cos I know you're not supposed to eat them)? I'm worried now cos my sister has a 'bay' tree and is busy cooking all sorts of stuff with the leaves infused! --A We're still here after about 30 years of using them :-)) Mike and Joan and the children :-)) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was at the airport, checking in at the gate, when the airport employee asked, "Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?" I said, "If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?" He smiled and nodded knowingly, "That's why we ask." |
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Alison o.uk wrote: "Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... Yes. There are several plants called "bay" and several that look like Laurus nobilis but aren't. Sweet bay's leaves smell like the bay leaves you buy for cooking when crushed (only better than dry ones), because they are :-) But are they all edible (well cook-withable cos I know you're not supposed to eat them)? I'm worried now cos my sister has a 'bay' tree and is busy cooking all sorts of stuff with the leaves infused! The smell of true bay is pretty distinctive; all of the other ones I know of smell very different. In any case, I don't think that any are seriously poisonous, in the quantities you use bay leaves in cooking. Regards, Nick Maclaren, University of Cambridge Computing Service, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QH, England. Email: Tel.: +44 1223 334761 Fax: +44 1223 334679 |
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On Tue, 21 Jan 2003 07:16:49 +0000, Mike
wrote: BUT, am I correct in saying that there are 'Bay Trees' and bay trees? To me a bay tree is a bay and they all look the same. :-( Yes, there are bay trees and then there are bay trees. Laurus nobilis is a dioecious plant, which means that a given individual has either male flowers or female flowers. Boys and girls iow. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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Cuttings from a bay tree
In message , andrew jones
scribes Dear Ian, I've taken cuttings of bay, they are just a bit slow thats all, put 4 inch cuttings (take all but two leaves off) half buried in loam in a shady, moist but not damp spot outside. In a pot in a plastic bag they are quicker in a cold glasshouse again in shade. Suckers from the base of bay are quickest if you have got any. Andy Many thanks for the replies -- Snowy |
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