Green Giant Arborvitae Propagation - Hardwood and Softwood cuttings compared.

[@RCCRAYZ]

Just so you know, that is the average amount of roots for the first growing season, it don't get no better then that. The following year is the grow out Year in a bigger pot, and then the 3rd season is the selling season. That's just how they work. They are spot on and exactly were they should be. Don't stress over it.

[@feltzea]

It's great that you are including a time line. So many propegation videos just show planting... it helps us newbies to understand the time of year, and growth timeline expectations. A great video would be a composite over time, cutting, planting, repotting.. all in one with a time stamp or equivalent

[@RCCRAYZ]

I did similar, I haven't used mist yet, but I started softwood cuttings back in July all the way through until second week of August. I have had a really high success rate with softwood cuttings. All I did was keep them in shade.

[@BassPotter46]

Thanks for the side-by-side Savvy Dirt Farmer!

[@savvydirtfarmer]

You bet!

[@jensissons5709]

Lay a strip of ground cover in the bottom of pot and up the sides with an overhang so you can lift out plants easy the same as in cake baking.

[@savvydirtfarmer]

Smart! I like it.

[@caseyhardison4320]

Excellent as always!

[@savvydirtfarmer]

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching

[@gogr2409]

Just scribed. I’m impressed with your unpretentious presentation and attitude. Thanks for what you do.

[@savvydirtfarmer]

Thanks for the sub! I'm glad you're here

[@southofthesticks]

Mike's backyard nursery had a couple of interesting videos on this. He talks about the best time of year for this, how many times a day to mist, all of that. It might be worth a look.

[@savvydirtfarmer]

Yes… I do all of that . Learned a lot of it from him

[@ryanfrankum3493]

Can you give me a idea on when I need to move them to a bigger place

[@karenmoring8217]

Thank you for this side by side comparison. Will you put them back in the sand to overwinter them? Will you water them at all over the winter? Thank you.

[@savvydirtfarmer]

Yes, will put them back in sand for a while, til I pot them. Could pot now, but no room, so they'll be in temporary holding until I make more room and/or sell some plants!

[@karenmoring8217]

@@savvydirtfarmer thank you.

[@ryanfrankum3493]

I want to try it with my tree but you have to tell me how long i needs to wait for in how I know if it work or not

[@robinbass3133]

You mentioned at the end of your video that you wanted to try some different variations. I’m guessing that means you wanted to try different ways of propagating them for a better result. Have you done that and what do you find to be your best variation for a bigger roots. And did it give you a better yield thanks.

[@savvydirtfarmer]

This video is only 2 months old… give me some time and I’ll let you know. Thanks

[@deckerswormandgardening6479]

Hey Savvy, got a question for ya on planting your green giant cuttings? So when I receive my cuttings to pot up the roots are usually pretty long and amazing so I have trimmed them just prior to potting them. Do you do that or just wrap the roots around the pot?

[@savvydirtfarmer]

Trimming them is good… actually helps the roots branch out.

[@deckerswormandgardening6479]

Ok I got ya kinda how I assumed and felt as well……… my plan is to get good at rooting these and make my own living just off green giant cuttings and grow some to be large as well !

[@cindyl3916]

Friend in Michigan said to watch you, so I subscribed. This is just the info I’m interested in. I just placed some cuttings from Sycoparrotia semidecidua varigata. I dipped in hormone and put in grow medium. My question is. Should I put them in my grow room (not heated)in the house under the grow light. Or just in the glassed in mud room? Where it’s just a tad bit warmer than outside temp. I like your simple approach to what can be confusing for me. Thank you!

[@savvydirtfarmer]

I wouldn't do anything to them to force them out of dormancy, assuming they are dormant. Also, if they are kept indoors, don't let them dry out. I don't use grow lights... so I'm not sure about that. Given the two options you gave, I would in the grow room... making sure they don't dry out. They're basically just going to sit there all winter and begin the rooting process next Spring. Or, you could try some both ways and see if one does better than the other. One thing I love about propagating plants is experimenting with everything. thanks for watching

[@cindyl3916]

@@savvydirtfarmer You brilliant man! Thank you so very much! I’ll watch the moisture and I think your idea to keep them in the grow room is good since I did leave a couple leaves that I trimmed like you did. I mainly keep my succulents in that room in winter. Put the light on veg mode for about 6 hrs a day. Hope it’s ok. I appreciate you!

[@DianePahl]

@CindyL Told ya he is great :) Love his videos. He's one of the reasons I may go on a midnight plant supply and snag some arbor vitae cuttings, LOL. Bust me out of jail if I get caught will you? :)

[@BassPotter46]

Keep good notes, and label the buckets. You think you’ll remember what you did, but you won’t.

[@denisebalog994]

Do you have holes drilled for drainage in the plastic containers? Did you water regularly through the summer or just now and then. Another great video. 👍 Thank you 😊

[@savvydirtfarmer]

Any container with plants in it has to have drainage or they will drown. thanks for watching!!

[@denisebalog994]

@@savvydirtfarmer thank you, just checking to be sure 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱😎

[@Bandaid17]

Do you think you could up your game by using rooting hormone. I know you don’t usually use it.

[@1Kent]

They all l👀ked successful to me.👍

[@savvydirtfarmer]

In a way, yes, but the cuttings from hardwood should have been at least twice this size. I neglected them a bit too much.

[@ryanfrankum3493]

I need to know how to you do it I want to try it

[@MyMason100]

Looks good

[@catchemalive]

When you put the softwood cutting under mist all summer, were they getting misted every day or how often?? I’m fixing to attempt some right now thanks!!

[@savvydirtfarmer]

A few seconds every few minutes for a few weeks, then slowly wean that down to none

[@mikei1880]

I received 50 of these tress same size on line order ..would you plant them or repot till larger ?

[@savvydirtfarmer]

If they have heavy, strong roots, I'd plant them in the ground. Otherwise, pot them in small pots and let them grow a while, then in the ground.

[@ricardorodriguez8471]

There is no need to fertalize during rooting correct ?

[@savvydirtfarmer]

correct

[@Lesia496]

Hi, I got some green giants from you. Can you let me know what kind it is please?

[@savvydirtfarmer]

The Green Giant is an arborvitae, botanically "Thuja 'Green Giant.' It is a hybrid cultivar (not found in the wild). Thuja plicata x Thuja standishii. That's the best I can do.

[@ryanfrankum3493]

When I need to take my cutting from my tree in do I need rooting hormone

[@savvydirtfarmer]

Any time in winter (dormant) is fine. No hormone needed.

[@ryanfrankum3493]

Will Aeroponic Hydroponic work

[@pervysage3604]

Question about the Emerald green arbor vitae, since they are so close to the Green giants like your using here, should I be able to use what you share for the green giants, on my Emerald green's?

[@savvydirtfarmer]

Yes. Same principles apply.

[@RCCRAYZ]

They are rooted out with the same exact method.

[@RCCRAYZ]

@@savvydirtfarmer you beat me to it 😂🤣

[@pervysage3604]

Fantastic, thanks for the quick reply, I appreciate the feedback you two. :D Been trying to propagate my Emerald greens and trying to find the proper way to do it. Thanks for the video Savvy dude, it's greatly appreciated.

[@coreybennett6495]

Do you have any cuttings I can buy from you ? like hostas and hydrangeas and all . Trying to propagate as much as I can to start my nursery off til I can wholesale.

[@savvydirtfarmer]

Will have dappled willow cuttings for sale in the video later this week. thanks

[@jeffvick2927]

How do you heal them in and why don’t you just go ahead and pot them up?

[@savvydirtfarmer]

Heeling in is bunching a pile of them together, like a bouquet, and temporarily "planting" them, covering their roots, until they can be potted, sold bare root, or otherwise re-homed. I do it to save space. I could pot them now, I just don't have room for them. And, I was dying to see how they have grown so far.

[@ryanfrankum3493]

How I know if it work or not

[@robinbass3133]

I purchase some rooted green emeralds. They are in a small 2 inch pot. Would you plant in the ground or put outside in the weather?

[@savvydirtfarmer]

If I received EG rooted cuttings today, I would either pot them, or heel them in for a couple of months, and pot them when it got closer to Spring. Just depends on how many other things you have to get done and your space. But really, if you're planning on eventually selling them as potted trees, no real reason to put them in the ground at all.

[@robinbass3133]

@@savvydirtfarmer by healing in you mean put them in a dishpan and put outside?

[@savvydirtfarmer]

@@robinbass3133 You can put them in any container, pot, whatever. Cover the roots, keep the tops dry... rain and such is fine.

[@RCCRAYZ]

Don't throw those out with no roots, I can see the calousing ball on the ends. Dip them in rooting hormone and they will root out in spring.

[@savvydirtfarmer]

Too late! I've got plenty though. Appreciate the tip.

[@twohomesteads6512]

That is good to know to re-dip them in rooting hormone . Thanks.

[@ryanfrankum3493]

What happens if it turn brown before they getting root

[@savvydirtfarmer]

They are dead.

[@ryanfrankum3493]

How long it takes to root them

[@savvydirtfarmer]

A few months

[@ryanfrankum3493]

How long do you wait for

[@savvydirtfarmer]

Few weeks, couple of months or so... it varies.

[@jameshallford8656]

What type of sand do you use?

[@savvydirtfarmer]

All purpose sand or construction sand. It’s called different things…just needs to be coarse and we’ll draining.

[@ryanfrankum3493]

I see you video but why my tree turn brown

[@savvydirtfarmer]

I can’t answer that. Something is off - too dry, insects, too wet, too much sun. Over fertilizing. Any number of things. Thanks for watching. All the best to you.

[@ryanfrankum3493]

How I know if it getting root are not

[@savvydirtfarmer]

Give them a while - if they get roots, it worked.

[@HowlandGreen]

You seem to know what you are doing but. I have a comment...Cut the sand with Pearlite by 30% and your root size will triple. Use fertilizer after you see decent roots.

[@ryanfrankum3493]

So it won't work you can't make it stay green without root

[@savvydirtfarmer]

Watch the video. It works.

[@spacebirb4339]

They are called Red wood cedar ?

[@savvydirtfarmer]

Green Giant is a hybridized cross between Western Red Cedar and Japanese Arborvitaes. Not found in nature.

[@spacebirb4339]

@@savvydirtfarmer Thank you so much!

[@brucecamire8533]

What do you use for propagation sand?

[@savvydirtfarmer]

Any kind of sand as long as it has some coarseness to it. Light fluffy sand tends to hold much water. But play sand or sand used for concrete and/or mortar applications is usually fine. Don't overthink it.