Sometime last fall or winter I did a post about doing hardwood cuttings and I remember having a flat packed full of little tiny hardwood cuttings. I just looked for that post and I can’t find it. And to be perfectly honest, I don’t have time to keep looking. So the first person that finds that post for me gets a free copy of my “Easy Plant Propagation” book. Just find that post and post the URL for the post in the comment section of this page.
II want to find that post because these are plants that came from that flat of cuttings. I think the flat was full of Golden Curls Willow cuttings and the group of the plants to the right of the photo are Golden Curls Willow. The plants in the middle are Dappled Willow and the plants to the left are Purple Sandcherry.
All of these plants were grown from hardwood cuttings last winter. Look at them now! When we find that post you’ll see that I turned a pile of sticks into Plants that I will quickly and easily sell for real money.
Isn’t that an awesome little plant. Growing it was almost effortless for me but a happy buyer will gladly give me $4.97 for that plant in a heart beat. This is about a close as you can get to printing money at home.
The cutting was free.
The soil cost me about 25 cents if that.
The post cost me about 12 cents.
That’s 37 cents and that plant will sell quickly at $4.97.
That’s a bunch of profit!
Okay, if you are the first to point me to that post with a flat full of Golden Curls Willow cuttings, or maybe it was Dappled Willow cuttings I don’t remember, you get a free copy of my book. Do not Email us, you have to post the link below.
Hi Mike,
I have purchased the program and have started here in New Zealand.
I am concentrating on NZ native plants at the moment as I have access to wild seedlings and they aren’t patented. Also taking cutting from willows to supply to farmers for river bank stabilizing and poplars for erosion control.
Hopefully Some more kiwis will join the group and we can work together.
Love your blog and all the information.
Cheers
It could be one of these:
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/10/propagation-from-cuttings/
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/10/propagating-potentilla-from-cuttings/
Hope this is what you were looking for.
Hi Mike!
Since you have so very many replies, I didn’t include mine. (I do keep all of your emails, posts etc…. don’t want to loose any! Hahaha) You do such an Excellent job of explaining things.. right down to the smallest detail, which is GREATLY appreciated!
I do have a question…please… A friend of mine has a a “Varigated Willow Bush” (I think she called it). Would this be done in the same way? (Since it is refered to as a Bush rather than a tree) Also, do you have any of these in your nursery (if I have given you the correct name, if not , do you know what it is that I am TRYING to refer to?? LOL)
Thanks again, Mike, for all the hard work putting together so much information for all of your Fans! You are an amazingly smart and extremely generous man! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Cheri
Cheri,
Thank you for your kind words. The plant that you are describing sounds like Hakuro Nishiki Willow, also known as Dappled Willow. It does have a variegated leaf, grows in shrub form and has the most amazing color in the spring. I’ve found the best and easiest way to propagate this plant is with hardwood cuttings during the winter months.
Just take the cuttings after the plant looses it’s leaves, make the cuttings about 5 or 6 inches long and you can probably just stick them in a row in your garden. They’ll root in the spring, but you won’t be able to move them until next winter. Or if you put them in a flat or a container of soil you can probably shake them out in mid summer and plant out where you want them. I’ll do more on hardwood cuttings in November and December.
Here’s something I wrote many years ago. http://www.freeplants.com/hardofdecid.htm
Hi Mike, Late to the party, but these are the posts I found in my backlog.
Hope this helps.
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/pruning-purple-sandcherry/
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/?p=498
Hi Mike, Late to the party, but I remembered it because I have red dogwoods and purple sand cherrys that I was just going to cut down to clean up last winter and I thought it was a real good idea.
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/
Warren
Is this the site you are looking for?
Golden Curls Willow
March 31, 2012 by Mike
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/03/golden-curls-willow/
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/#
I think it Dec. 8, 2012 how to trim Purple Sandcherry. Below the article is a a picture to click on that will open the site you posted of the Golden Curly Willow. CD
Great way to get some responses, anyway 😉 How much is the book? Can I send the check/MO to the Ohio address? Thanks again…like the website videos etc.
Jerry,
Thanks for asking, the book, http://www.freeplants.com/easy-plant-propagation.htm, is $19.95 and you can mail a check to:
McGroarty Enterprises Inc.
P.O. Box 338
Perry, Ohio 44081
Shipping is free.
Dang Mike! Looks like you have a loyal following that keep all your posts for reference(as I do)! You’re awesome-keep up the great work!
Is this the site you are looking for?
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/
Could it be this link? http://www.freeplants.com/homemade-plant-propagation.htm
Hi Mike
Can’t find anything on Willow but there are two on purple sandcherry:-
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/pruning-purple-sandcherry/
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/
How To Get Paid For Selling Sticks
By Amber On December 19, 2012
Posted in: Growing, Miscellaneous
This is the one that I thought you were refering to:
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2011/11/how-to-trim-forsythia/
I hope I found the right one!!
Hi Mike, hope this helps. https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/
Looks like a lot of people would like to have this book; just like me. Just now saw the email, but even with all the replies, thought I’d post one anyway.
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2013/08/turning-sticks-into-money/
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/10/propagating-potentilla-from-cuttings/
Alot of people think they found what you are looking for. I got it right here
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-selling-sticks/
I for got to post the site oops
Mike that was posted December,19,2012 email Titled;
Selling Sticks. Yep,just sticks. No roots,just sticks
October the 6th about propogation
The Video:
How to prune and propagate Purple Sandcherry
during the winter.
http://tinyurl.com/38xctvo
Guess I’m not first. Just noticed the fella ahead of me (and quite a few before him) got the same thought.
Still, hope I was right!
Is tgis the one you are looking for?
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/
http://mikesbackyarhttps://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/#
Here ya go Mike, Yep I save your emails, blogs, always refer to them when I need gardening help.
Selling Sticks. Yep, just sticks. No roots, just sticks.
mike I remember the post but I have no idea where it was
I think Scott got it right this morning. it’s propagating potentilla from cuttings from Oct. 2012.
I found it, but now I have lost it. 🙂
Anyway, I love reading your stuff Mike.
I appreciate the great advice you give out.
Keep up the great job you do.
Thanks for everything.
I’m not first but here it is anyway.
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/#
Enjoy your articles when I get a chance to read them.
Is this the one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghOif8gS5Ao
Mike,
I think this is what your looking for:
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2013/08/turning-sticks-into-money/
this video is about making hardwood cuttings after you prune your plants . hope this is what you were looking for cuz i would love to get your free book .
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2010/12/purple-sandcherry-pruning-and-propagating/
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/03/golden-curls-willow/
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/10/propagation-from-cuttings/
Mike, looks like everybody and his brother has already responded to your request. The only reason that I responded, after seeing all of those replies was because I had already spent some time looking for the article and I had never commented on your postings.
I think you are great, Mike!
Dillard Smart
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/#
I love helping you! lol
Judy
/Users/sue/Desktop/Selling Sticks. Yep, just sticks. No roots, just sticks..rtf
Hi Mike,
I think this is it. This post came last December
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/#
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/10/propagation-from-cuttings/# and https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/10/propagating-potentilla-from-cuttings/# both have information about cuttings
Don’t know if this includes what your looking for but good videos are included.
Could this be what you are looking for?
How to Root Cuttings – https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2011/09/how-to-root-cuttings/
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/#
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/pruning-purple-sandcherry/
in my opinion norman should get the book because jim and anthony both put a pound # sign after the last slash mark, and norman didn’t. I would like to buy the book anyway. please provide a new link for purchase. thanks bob
I think this may be the one you are trying to find.
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/10/propagation-from-cuttings/
I found these two, but I’m not sure they are the ones you are looking for:
2012/propagationfromcuttings/
2012/10/propagating-potentilla-fromcutting
Is it this one:
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/
All I could find( and I keep all your e-mails for reference) is this:
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/10/propagating-potentilla-from-cuttings
I sent a reply at 10:30 this morning it was the only one there and now its gone !!! This was the URL link I had :
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/
Well you certainly have folks checking out your website and reading e-mails they may have saved rather than opened and read for sure.
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/03/golden-curls-willow/
Hope this is it!
Judy
Yes, I like this one
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/#
Or It is this one https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/03/golden-curls-willow/
As per your lost post on transplanting hardwood trees would this be the link you are looking for below
http://www.freeplants.com/growing-japanese-red-maples.htm
or as been the same
http://tinyurl.com/2blc58a
Kenneth C Young
Mike is this the one you’re looking for?
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/#
I think this may be the one Mike! https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/?p=498
Golden Curls Willow
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/#
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/
I believe this is the url above
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/03/golden-curls-willow/ is this by any chance the one you are looking for??
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/10/propagating-potentilla-from-cuttings/
Mike is this the link you are looking for?
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=DUZ8Z&m=JZPaAFYTNzbHGX&b=hwBCvo3apjS0NGvDbF5V2w
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/#
Mike
Have just logged in and having checked my printouts , I think that this is the link in the blog you want
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/#
This One Mike? https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/10/propagation-from-cuttings/
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/#
How To Get Paid For Selling Sticks
By Amber On December 19, 2012
Posted in: Growing, Miscellaneous
On a lighter note, this is fun, it’s easy and anybody can do it.
I am about to show you how you can sell sticks! Lots and lots of
short little sticks that you can sell for money.
The Art of Selling Sticks. Really!
This is the one I found. Not sure if its what you are looking for.
It doesn’t look like I’m the first, but here’s my little piece of help.
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/10/propagation-from-cuttings/
Only email I have from that time period that deals with willows is: https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/pruning-purple-sandcherry/#
http://www.freeplants.com/hardofdecid.htm
Propagate hard and softwood cuttings article
Thanks, really learn a lot from your stuff.
http://dailyharvest.weebly.com/1/post/2011/08/the-secret-of-rooting-cuttings-by-michael-j-mcgroarty.html
http://plantpropagation.com/propagatinghardwoodcuttingsofdeciduousplants.html
References to your work in other sites! You don’t need to post this. Just for your benefit. I have all your posts and information from several years. Good luck.
Here’s also one about propagation of the golden curl weeping willow:
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2011/08/the-golden-curls-weeping-willow/
Mike,
I think this is the URL you’re looking for.
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/
At least I’m hoping it is.
Joe
I believe this is the one:
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2011/12/pruning-rose-of-sharon/
DId ya get this one yet??
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/10/starting-a-plant-business/
Is this it?
Is this it?
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/
Hi mike I think this is what you are looking for
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/03/golden-curls-willow/
Happy growing
Steve
The E mail was on 3-31 2012. Hope this helps. Brian Martin
Sorry, Mike, I didn’t scroll to the bottom for the link before I started searching, and I e-mailed my reply .
Henry
http://uk.mg41.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?.gx=1&.rand=84jrq8po2efnu#mail
http://www.freeplants.com/homemade-plant-propagation.htm
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/
http://www.freeplants.com/homemade-plant-propagation.htm
Hardwood cutting
http://www.freeplants.com/free-article-secret-of-rooting-cuttings.htm
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/10/propagation-from-cuttings/
Dang took me about 30 seconds after reading the email to post it, and so many beat me. Must not go out all at the same time.
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/
Mike, Here it is!
Golden Curls Willow
BY MIKE ON MARCH 31, 2012
POSTED IN: MISCELLANEOUS
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/03/golden-curls-willow/
Sorry Mike, The only thing I could find even close was this one – Potentilla, not Willow: https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/10/propagating-potentilla-from-cuttings/
Is this it? Looks like it was posted 12/19/12 under Growing, Miscellaneous
The one I have just has your pic, but not the little arrow that you press to watch the movie?
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/
I think this is it: mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/#
I already have your book.
Thx. Anthony
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/
Hi Mike — I think this is the one you’re looking for:
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/10/propagating-potentilla-from-cuttings/#
scroll down for photo of hardwood cuttings in prop box (Jan/Feb)
Does this look like the one? Mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/10/propagating-potentilla-from-cuttings/
???
Here ya go.
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/10/propagating-potentilla-from-cuttings/#
I think this is the one you’re asking for, I’ve saved them all.
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/#
Is this the one mike https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/pruning-purple-sandcherry/
Is this what you’re looking for?https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/
And this is an excellent video which you made in 2010 “Make Hardwood Cuttings After Pruning Your Plants” which helps: http://youtu.be/A-pymQCQTx4
This should be the one: http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=Dd3wO&m=Jl_25SL9DUYPGX&b=JAji7NdQ_SnXL1a0vc_Xcw
Hi Mike,
Where is the URL?
Still looking! lol
When you open the page the URL should be on the very top left of your screen. It’s the address to that page. You can copy and paste it to a comment section.
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/10/propagating-potentilla-from-cuttings/#
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/#
https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/12/how-to-get-paid-for-selling-sticks/
http://www.freeplants.com/free-article-secret-of-rooting-cuttings.htm
This has to be the one… it says:
The secret of rooting cuttings can be summed up in two words.
“Timing and technique”.
When you do your cuttings is every bit as important as how you do them. So if you do the right thing, at the right time of the year, your efforts are sure to bring success. Through this article you will learn both.
“Rooting Hardwood Cuttings of Deciduous Plants”
Hardwood cuttings are much more durable than softwood cuttings which is why hardwoods are the best technique for the home gardener. A deciduous plant is a plant that loses it’s leaves during the winter. All plants go dormant during the winter, but evergreens keep their foliage. Many people don’t consider Rhododendrons, Azaleas, and and Mountain Laurel evergreens, but they are. They are known as broad leaf evergreens. Any plant that completely loses it’s leaves is a deciduous plant.
There are three different techniques for rooting cuttings of deciduous plants. Two methods for hardwood cuttings, and one for softwood cuttings. In this article we are only going to discuss rooting cuttings using the hardwood methods. If you are interested in softwood cuttings, you’ll find a very informative article at http://www.freeplants.com
Of the two hardwood techniques is one better than the other? It depends on exactly what you are rooting, what the soil conditions are at your house, and what Mother Nature has up her sleeve for the coming winter. I have experienced both success and failure using each method. Only experimentation will determine what works best for you. Try some cuttings using each method.
When doing hardwood cuttings of deciduous plants, you should wait until the parent plants are completely dormant. This does not happen until you’ve experienced a good hard freeze where the temperature dips down below 32 degrees F. for a period of several hours. Here in northeastern Ohio this usually occurs around mid November.
Unlike softwood cuttings of deciduous plants, where you only take tip cuttings from the ends of the branches, that rule does not apply to hardwood cuttings of deciduous plants. For instance, a plant such as Forsythia can grow as much as four feet in one season. In that case, you can use all of the current years growth to make hardwood cuttings.
You might be able to get six or eight cuttings from one branch. Grapes are extremely vigorous. A grape vine can grow up to ten feet or more in one season. That entire vine can be used for hardwood cuttings. Of course with grape vines, there is considerable space between the buds, so the cuttings have to be much longer than most other deciduous plants. The average length of a hardwood grape vine cutting is about 12” and still only has 3 or 4 buds. The bud spacing on most other deciduous plants is much closer, so the cuttings only need to be about 6- 8” in length.
Making a deciduous hardwood cutting is quite easy. Just collect some branches (known as canes) from the parent plants. Clip these canes into cuttings about 6” long. Of course these canes will not have any leaves on them because the plant is dormant, but if you examine the canes closely you will see little bumps along the cane. These bumps are bud unions. They are next year’s leaf buds or nodes, as they are often called.
When making a hardwood cutting of a deciduous plant it is best to make the cut at the bottom, or the butt end of the cutting just below a node, and make the cut at the top of the cutting about 3/4” above a node. This technique serves two purposes. One, it makes it easier for you to distinguish the top of the cutting from the bottom of the cutting as you handle them. It also aids the cutting in two different ways. Any time you cut a plant above a node, the section of stem left above that node will die back to the top node. So if you were to leave 1/2” of stem below the bottom node, it would just die back anyway. Having that section of dead wood underground is not a good idea. It is only a place for insects and disease to hide.
It is also helpful to actually injure a plant slightly when trying to force it to develop roots. When a plant is injured, it develops a callous over the wound as protection. This callous build up is necessary before roots will develop. Cutting just below a node on the bottom of a cutting causes the plant to develop callous and eventually, roots. Making the cut on the top of the cutting 3/4” above the node is done so that the 3/4” section of stem above the node will provide protection for the top node. This keeps the buds from being damaged or knocked off during handling and planting. You can press down on the cutting without harming the buds.
When rooting cuttings this way it helps to make the cut at the top of the cutting at an angle. This sheds water away from the cut end of the cutting and helps to reduce the chance of disease. Once you have all of your cuttings made, dip the bottom of the cutting in a rooting compound. Make sure you have the right strength rooting compound (available at most garden stores) for hardwood cuttings. Line them up so the butt ends are even and tie them into bundles.
Select a spot in your garden that is in full sun. Dig a hole about 12” deep and large enough to hold all of the bundles of cuttings. Place the bundles of cuttings in the hole upside down. The butt ends of the cuttings should be up. The butt ends of the cuttings should be about 6” below the surface. Cover the cuttings completely with soil and mark the location with a stake, so you can find them again in the spring.
I know this sounds crazy, but rooting cuttings this way does work. To increase your chances of success you can cover the butt ends of the cuttings with moist peat moss before filling in the hole. Make sure you wet the peat moss thoroughly, then just pack it on the butt ends of the cuttings.
Over the winter the cuttings will develop callous and possibly some roots. Placing them in the hole upside down puts the butt ends closest to the surface, so they can be warmed by the sun, creating favorable conditions for root development. Being upside down also discourages top growth. Leave them alone until about mid spring after the danger of frost has passed. Over the winter the buds will begin to develop and will be quite tender when you dig them up. Frost could do considerable damage if you dig them and plant them out too early. That’s why it is best to leave them buried until the danger of frost has passed.
Dig them up very carefully, so as not to damage them. Cut open the bundles and examine the butt ends. Hopefully, you will see some callous build up. Even if there is no callous, plant them out anyway. You don’t need a bed of sand or anything special when you plant the cuttings out. Just put them in a sunny location in your garden. Of course the area you chose should be well drained, with good rich topsoil.
To plant the cuttings, just dig a very narrow trench, or using a spade, make a slice by prying open the ground. Place the cuttings in the trench with the butt ends down. Bury about one half of the cutting leaving a few buds above ground. Back fill around the cuttings with loose soil making sure there are no air pockets. Tamp them in lightly, then water thoroughly to eliminate any air pockets.
Water them on a regular basis, but don’t make the soil so wet that they rot. Within a few weeks the cuttings will start to leaf out. Some will more than likely collapse because there are not enough roots to support the plant. The others will develop roots as they leaf out. By fall, the cuttings that survived should be pretty well rooted. You can transplant them once they are dormant, or you can wait until spring. If you wait until spring, make sure you transplant them before they break dormancy.
There really is no exact science when it comes to rooting cuttings, so now I am going to present you with a variation of the above method.
This method still applies to hardwood cuttings of deciduous plants. With this variation you do everything exactly the same as you do with the method you just learned, up to the point where you bury them for the winter.
With method number two you don’t bury them at all. Instead, you plant the cuttings out as soon as you make them in the late fall, or anytime during the winter when the ground is not frozen. In other words, you just completely skip the step where you bury the cuttings underground for the winter. Plant them exactly the same way as described for method number one. As with all cuttings, treating them with a rooting compound prior to planting will help induce root growth.
Hardwood cuttings work fairly well for most of the deciduous shrubs. However, they are not likely to work for some of the more refined varieties of deciduous ornamentals like Weeping Cherries or other ornamental trees. Rooting cuttings of ornamental trees is possible, but only using softwood cutting techniques.
Now let’s discuss rooting cuttings of evergreens, using hardwood techniques.
Hardwood cuttings of evergreens are usually done after you have experienced two heavy frosts in the late fall, around mid November or so. However, I have obtained good results with some plants doing them as early as mid September, taking advantage of the warmth of the fall sun. When doing them is early, they need to be watered everyday.
Try some cuttings early and if they do poorly, just do some more in November. Hardwood cuttings of many evergreens can be done at home in a simple frame filled with coarse sand. To make such a frame, just make a square or rectangular frame using 2” by 6” boards. Nail the four corners together as if to make a large picture frame. This frame should sit on top of the ground in an area that is well drained. An area of partial shade is preferred.
Once you have the frame constructed remove any weeds or grass inside the frame so this vegetation does not grow up through your propagation bed. Fill this frame with a very coarse grade of sand. The sand used in swimming pool filters usually works. Mason’s sand is a little too fine. If you have a sand and gravel yard in your area visit the site and inspect the sand piles. Find a grade that is a little more coarse than masons sand. But keep in mind that most any sand will work, so just pick one that you think is coarse enough. If water runs through it easily, it’s coarse enough.
Make sure you place your frame in area where the water can drain through the sand, and out of the frame. In other words, don’t select a soggy area for your cutting bed. Standing water is sure to seriously hamper your results.
Making the evergreen cuttings is easy. Just clip a cutting 4-5 inches in length from the parent plant. Make tip cuttings only. (Only one cutting from each branch.) Strip the needles or leaves from the bottom one half to two thirds of the cutting. Wounding evergreen cuttings isn’t usually necessary because removing the leaves or needles causes enough injury for callous build up and root development.
Dip the butt ends of the cuttings in a powder or liquid rooting compound and stick them in the sand about 3/4” to 1” apart. Keep them watered throughout the fall until cool temperatures set in. If you have some warm dry days over the winter, make sure you water your cuttings. Keep in mind that sand in a raised bed will dry out very quickly. Don’t worry about snow. Snow covering your cuttings is just fine, it will actually keep them moist, and protect them from harsh winter winds.
Start watering again in the spring and throughout the summer. They don’t need a lot of water, but be careful not to let them dry out, and at the same time making sure they are not soaking wet.
This method of rooting cuttings of evergreens actually works very well, but it does take some time. You should leave them in the frame for a period of twelve months. You can leave them longer if you like. Leaving them until the following spring would be just fine. They should develop more roots over the winter.
Rooting cuttings of the following plants is very easy using this method. variegated Euonymus varieties, Taxus, Juniper, Arborvitae, Japanese Holly, Boxwood, and English Holly. Rhododendrons and Azaleas prefer to have their bottoms warmed before they root.
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Pruning or Trimming Purple Sandcherry and growing Sandcherry from Cuttings.
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Can you grow oak and maple trees from cuttings?
Jeremy,
Most oaks and maples are grown from seed, some of the cultivars are budded onto a seedling.
March 31, 2012
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