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Wiiiiilson
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Propagating cuttings
#24407236 - 06/15/17 08:40 AM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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Hey all,
Any green thumbs with advice for growing from cuttings? I want to try mulberry and acacia, but most of all a pine of some sort.
Had any luck growing any of these from cuttings? I have rooting hormone and want to try them in glasses (like beer bottles) instead of soil. Will it work?
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Re: Propagating cuttings [Re: Wiiiiilson]
#24522121 - 08/01/17 06:29 AM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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You probably don't want to have the neck still on the bottle, since there will be too little airflow and too much darkness (great conditions for mold/fungus).
You would also probably want to have holes in the bottom to have better flow of moisture.
Otherwise, there is huge problem with using soil in the glass (I'm assuming you want to use soil?).
If you want to root them in water in the bottle, then it would also be fine (of course, no holes in the bottom for that )
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koraks
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I don't think pines typically lend themselves very well for propagation through cuttings. Many woody plants don't respond well, particularly slow-growing and resinous ones.
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Re: Propagating cuttings [Re: Wiiiiilson]
#24522946 - 08/01/17 02:58 PM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
Wiiiiilson said: Hey all,
Any green thumbs with advice for growing from cuttings? I want to try mulberry and acacia, but most of all a pine of some sort.
Had any luck growing any of these from cuttings? I have rooting hormone and want to try them in glasses (like beer bottles) instead of soil. Will it work?
Use wide mouth 1 quart mason jars. Make a clean cut about 1/4" from a node, don't let air into your cut. 1/3 strength fertilizer pH of about 6.6. Beer bottles too tight of an opening. Other than that just let it go and refill the jar and occasionally dump it out complete and refill. I have plants growing this way with no problems.
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Grey Fox

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Re: Propagating cuttings [Re: Wiiiiilson]
#24537845 - 08/07/17 08:29 PM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
Wiiiiilson said: Hey all,
Any green thumbs with advice for growing from cuttings? I want to try mulberry and acacia, but most of all a pine of some sort.
Had any luck growing any of these from cuttings? I have rooting hormone and want to try them in glasses (like beer bottles) instead of soil. Will it work?
I've propagated quite a few fig cuttings successfully. Mulberries are closely related and I wouldn't be surprised if they responded similarly. I'm not sure about acacia or pine trees though.
A real easy method to root cuttings is to take an empty clear 2 litre soda bottle and use it as a humidity dome. Basically you cut it in half and fill the bottom with a mixture of perlite and potting soil (50/50 or 75/25 work good). Put the cutting into the mix, dampen the mix, and put the top half of the bottle back on. In a few months you have a small rooted plant. Generally dormant cuttings do best with this method.
If you want to root in glass you can use leafed out green cuttings and submerge the bottom half in a bottle or glass filled with water. It's not as foolproof or successful as the first method I described, but some of them will root.
Best luck with your endeavor.
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Re: Propagating cuttings [Re: Grey Fox]
#24546710 - 08/11/17 05:42 PM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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Concerning figs, it is almost excessive to actually take a cutting and try to root it in another medium, unless your tree has no lower branches. Figs will readily root by tying down a branch, and covering it with soil. Once the roots are developing, you can then cut at or just below the rooted area and re-plant.
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Re: Propagating cuttings [Re: Tulipslave] 1
#24561375 - 08/17/17 08:07 PM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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Sure fig trees can be rooted as you describe. They can also be air layered pretty easily. Figs are among the easiest of fruit trees to propagate.
But cuttings are the most common way that fig varieties are traded between collectors. It is a lot easier to mail someone 10 cuttings compared to 10 rooted plants. If you're going to be propagating fig trees in large numbers then cuttings are the way to go.
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