Have you sprouted the what you've pruned from your fruit trees?

[valley ranch]

Greetings, I've tried planting trimmings from our pruning, while I've had some success it has been spotty.

What method do you use and what % takes do you have?

Thank you

Richard

 

[Smart Red]

I have had great success -- maybe 80% -- with planted trimmings from pruned ornamentals, but little to no success with planted trimmings from food hardwoods with the exception of grape prunings. These guys are so easy to start from trimmings, I have sent vineyard material to many places across the country one year.

For ornamentals, I use a rooting compound and put the cutting in vermiculite or perlite and water. For grapes, I cut the top at a slant and the bottom straight across, bundled them in wet newspaper, in a loose bread bag and stored them in the refrigerator from February until May. Then I put each cutting into a 'nursery' bed of mostly sand. Once the leaves started growing I moved them to their forever home.

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

i've only done grape cuttings myself. i've done grafting with apple trees but would like to do some cuttings of other things and see them root. mint and basil seem to root nicely for me from cuttings.

 

[journey11]

What kind of bush/trees are you working with, Valley Ranch? Some are easier than others.

I've done forsythia and corkscrew willow which are very easy. Forsythia you can just strip off the leaves and stick in the ground and keep watered until they take off. Corkscrew willow I put in a bucket of water until little roots appear, a couple of weeks, then plant in a moist area and keep watered.

I have tried rose cuttings a couple of times and have come close, but no luck. I've tried them potted up with a humidity dome over it and also the mason jar method outside, using Rootone both ways. Still don't know what I'm doing wrong and I hear they are supposed to be easy!

My daughter stuck a lilac stick in the ground over at my neighbor's and my neighbor later reported to me that it came back this year and is growing, but I haven't laid eyes on it yet to verify that claim.

 

[valley ranch]

Peach, Cherry, plum, and Aprecatta too.

 

[jasonvivier]

Greetings, I've tried planting trimmings from our pruning, while I've had some success it has been spotty.

What method do you use and what % takes do you have?

Thank you

Richard

I let them grow until I can pull them down to the ground. I peel back the woody material and then put the branch on the ground and cover it soil, a board, and a heavy rock. By the end of the season the limb has produced roots. I've done this with fruit trees and hazel nuts as well as several berry varieties.

The general idea is this..

 

[Smart Red]

What @jasonvivier said works well nearly 100% of the time.

I didn't suggest that option because you mentioned prunings, but if you want to wait before pruning and try this method you should be pleasantly surprised. I actually make a small cut in the lower part of the bark and add a touch of rooting compound to encourage root formation.

 

[valley ranch]

That sounds good. Walk rooting, Jason's suggestion, can't be done exactly that way, because of the how tall the trees are and the need for protection from rabbits and other chewing cratures. But , maybe done like Air Rooting except using earth.

Thank you all for helping me think.

I've tried air rooting, not 100% successful but promising.

Maybe with a chicken wire cage on a tree with a sucker.

 

[jasonvivier]

Air layering is a valid technique when the trees are taller and prior to pruning. It also has a very high success rate.