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Trees from hardwood cuttings?

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  • 26-11-2018 1:58pm
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    Accidentally
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    Just wondering if anyone's ever grown from hardwood cuttings other than hazel and willow.

    I'd imagine it might work from spindle and maybe even holly, but I'd be really interested if anyone's tried something unusual and what the success rates were like.


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    accidental forester
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    We've had great success with what was called black poplar, might be a hybrid of some sort. My wife threw some discarded cuttings in bucket and they started rooting immediately. The ones we put in about 5 or 6 years ago are over 30 ft. tall now.


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    timfromtang
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    Accidentally wrote: »
    Just wondering if anyone's ever grown from hardwood cuttings other than hazel and willow.

    I'd imagine it might work from spindle and maybe even holly, but I'd be really interested if anyone's tried something unusual and what the success rates were like.




    My Granny stole a slip from a Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn Redwood) from Kew gardens in 1947 and brought it home in a damp paper bag, its growing beautifully on my mums lawn now, possibly one of the oldest specimens in Ireland. Does this count (softwood not hardwood)?


    In theory most hardwoods can be grown from cuttings with the correct treatment, some may need hormone treatment i.e. rooting compound or willow water.


    I do know that Elder will grow from cuttings, we have had a few elder fenceposts sprout and grow over the years.


    tim

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    Accidentally
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    Thank you both, always interesting to see what someone's managed to grow from a cutting.

    No poplar around here that I'm aware of, but if I come across some I'll definitely give it a go. Also love the idea of taking slips from Kew.


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    greysides
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    I rooted an Eucalyptus cutting once. Don't know why it worked... They are generally grown from seed.

    Always worth a try though. The commercial way may be the easiest and most successful but other ways may be possible.

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    Thud
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    timfromtang wrote: »
    My Granny stole a slip from a Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn Redwood) from Kew gardens in 1947 and brought it home in a damp paper bag, its growing beautifully on my mums lawn now, possibly one of the oldest specimens in Ireland. Does this count (softwood not hardwood)?


    tim

    How big is it now?


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