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Posted: Mar/30/2008 5:46 AM PST
Now that I know the plant is a pink flowering almond, how is it propagated? Is spring the right time after the flowers fade? I have my little sprig in water right now, but maybe that gal will let me get some more cuttings after it finishes flowering. I really don't know what is the best technique. Can someone tell me the tried and true method? I MUST have this. It means so much more when the plant comes from someone you know rather than getting it from a nursery. It is more sentimental. Right now I can take you through my gardens and almost all of my plants have a story. |
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Posted: Mar/30/2008 8:04 AM PST
MamaBear posted this in the viburnum thread and it's the best explanation I've seen on GG so far, but it involves rooting on the mother plant: Quote: OK, I have never tried this on that particular bush but I have success with it on others. This works best in the spring when you see new growth showing up. 1) go back about 12 to 16 inches from the tip of a branch (where the green wood starts to turn woody) and scrape the bark lightly for about 1 inch long all the way around the branch 2) dust lightly with rooting hormone 3) wrap with damp moss (the stuff like you would use to decorate the top of a house plant) 4) take a plastic pot (like the ones you get plants in) and cut down 1 the center of one side and to the center of the bottom of the pot 5) slide the cut edge of the pot around the moss bundle 6) wrap the entire thing with plastic wrap and seal with tape 7) wait about 6 weeks and when you peek in you should have roots 8) cut branch off the shrub just behind the bottom of the pot 9) remove everything and plant |
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Posted: Mar/30/2008 9:27 AM PST
Uh, oh. I believe that's called layering. I don't think that the owner of the original plant has that kind of expertise or patience. All I have is that one sprig to work with. I could probably get more cuttings, but that will be all I'll have access to. Thanks for the tip, though. |
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