Around Thanksgiving I took 6 small 4 node cuttings from a single viburnum at my in-law’s house. I don’t know what variety the viburnum but that doesn’t bother me, I can find out when the leaves begin to grow and the flowers start to bloom (which admittedly might be awhile). For now though I’ll just be happy to add six more plants to the garden.
Of the six viburnums I rooted five had nice roots starting to emerge from between the bottom two nodes. As you can see in the top picture the cuttings had four nodes that I stuck in sand with two nodes under the sand. The top two nodes and maybe the third node should develop branches and leaves.
After I potted these viburnums and put them in the garage I took the hardwood cuttings I mentioned yesterday. There’s always something you can do in the garden!
How exciting! gail
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Good job Dave. I agree, it's so exciting when you get something to root! I just read your last post too, so true. Sometimes we gardener's make things harder than they have to be. To be able to root and grow a Japanese Maple would be over the top. I'm going to by one of those trees soon.
ReplyDeleteGood job Dave. You can't have too many viburnums-no matter what kind. I tried to access this post thru Blotanical but it did not work. Just thought I'd let you know.
ReplyDeleteThe Propagate King is always at it! I could not do this in the house as my cats would eat the twigs like candy! I always enjoy seeing the luck you have though...
ReplyDeleteWhy else would it be called a Garden Tub if it were not meant to be a staging area for the propagation of plants?
ReplyDeleteJust found your site through Gardening Asylum -- love it! I'm most interested in your propagation posts & will check them all out. I tried a lot of cuttings last summer and got forsythia & caryopteris to grow (duh!), but had mixed results with many others, including some trees. I want to try again this summer! Looking forward to seeing more of your results.
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