Propagating Emerald Green Arborvitae from Cuttings

[@steve8450]

This video's probably created thousands of trees all across the world by now, and will create thousands more. My story: I used it not with Emerald Greens, which is based on the Eastern White Cedar, but Green Giants, which is based on Western Red Cedar X Japanese Cedar. The process worked exactly the same, with root hormone and sand as the medium. Back then, a 6 foot tree Green Giant - being a newer and more desirable arborvitae species than the Emerald Green(or any other cedar) - was around $130 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ contractor's discount, which i was certainly NOT buying more than 1 of. So, since I had already purchased this 'main' tree 2 years prior and it had already rooted and begun to grow strongly, I cut all the propagation stems off it that I could - without hurting the tree or its look - which equaled 30 potential cuttings to propagate. After a few years outside in Boston's temperate climate of scolding summer heat and freezing winter cold, snow, ice, etc., come the 3rd year's spring, I dug up each cutting and checked for roots. Out of the 30, 25 had rooted successfully; way more than I had hoped for. I dug each one carefully out of the sand and individually potted them up. I brought them inside my heated garage and began a process of taking them inside at the end of every fall and bringing them out at the beginning of every spring. My garage, being warm and having very large metal frame and non-insulated glass windows, transmitted great light through to the trees, so they grew all year long, being evergreens. Within 3 years they were all around 5 feet. I sold about 15 off when they reached 6 feet, making far more money than the $130 I spent on the initial Green Giant and the $5 I spent on root hormone, so thanks Mike for making this free for me and even allowing me to earn money off it. Needing only 4, I kept the rest for myself, found places in the yard for a couple others, gave a few more to neighbors/friends, and still have a couple left that I keep for backup and use as decoration such as in front of the house with Christmas lights strung on them. Now, the ones I planted on one side of my yard for a privacy hedge are easily 18-20 feet tall, and that's over an 8 year period. They grew from 10 inches to 6 feet in the garage in 3 years, and then shot up to 18-20 feet in only 5 years outside, partial sun, in a mix of compost and native soil; no chemical fertilizer. Anyway, that's my story, so thanks Mike for saving me 100's of dollars and teaching me two important lessons about gardening and life. A) Gardening is often more mental than physical, and B) Life is made easier if you think your plan through fully and broadly before you act. Thank you.

[@GailMarshall176]

What time of year did you do your cuttings ?

[@steve8450]

@mariemarshall1804 These days, if I'm feeling lazy, at the mid or end of fall, when I trim(shear) them, then just pick the sheared pieces off the ground that look good for cuttings and start them inside garage in small soil or peat filled pots, skipping the sand step. If feeling productive, I'll start the process by trimming in late spring, which I do anyway, but I'll collect the pieces from the ground like above, and instead of putting 20 or so of them in garage soil pots, I'll put 50+ of them in the sandy area I made so many years ago now for just this purpose in the back of the house. The ones inside root quicker due to the warmth of garage and nutrients of soil, but the ones outside in sand you can stick in and forget about for 2-3 years. Depends what system you want. Can modify it further, obviously, depending on your needs.

[@mabbshawn3268]

Can't tell you how much you've inspired me Mike - sorry to see you're not around of late, but my wife's getting sick of me re-running most of your videos. Been recently searching out my calling in life (we bought a derelict cottage in Ireland about six years ago) It's been a husband and wife show for that time; fencing, digging, making loads of mistakes in the process. This whole journey began because of growing and only now, we're getting into it. Since I subbed to your channel, we've grown nearly 600 trees from seed and have another 600 or so plants coming from cuttings. Thanks Mike, I hope this finds you well.

[@traviscallahan7178]

Awesome. How are the trees doing? any japanese maples?

[@HollywoodCreeper]

Damn. Haha You need a channel. I want to see a tour of this house and property and everything! Haha

[@CardiacCat]

Mike, thanks for this video. I watched it a couple of years ago and followed your instructions. I successfully rooted 7 -arborvitae from my existing trees. It was more of a fun experiment for me. I started with 14 cuttings, but I killed 5 trying to check them for roots. I finally stopped checking them and the rest rooted fine. You will know they are rooted when you start getting new green tips on them. I lost two extras when I repotted them, but again it was my fault. I still have 7 plants and they are about 10-12 inches tall now. I learned a little bit from my experiment and had fun. Now I have some extras to plant along my driveway.

[@alinad2928]

Did you cover with plastic bags when rooting? I live in the Caribbean would I need to cover with plastic?

[@CardiacCat]

@@alinad2928 i did cover with a tall white kitchen trashbag. I put some sticks inside to hold it off the cuttings and kept it in a mostly shady area so it didnt get direct hot sun on the bag. It creates a greenhouse and the white bag still allows light in.

[@freewillchoice8052]

Hey it’s been a long time since you posted, how are those trees doing? Did you plant them in your yard? Or did you give them to others? Looking forward to your reply. All the best!

[@CardiacCat]

@@freewillchoice8052I actually rooted more of these and had plenty. I did plant some in my yard and I gave some to my neighbors to plant in their landscape. They are all still living and growing good. I'm about to stick anther tray of them for rooting.

[@Rideoutlife]

Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. I currently have 27 arborvitaes on my property and Im planning on propagating enough to make a maze. I love how tall and fast these trees grow and they make for adding some property value. When I added the 27 trees, I had bought 30 but 3 died from not enough water, good enough soil, and too much heat.

[@maddengirl5427]

I freaking love you Mike, I absolutely love your channel and you have really taught me so much and have helped me start an entire nursery. Keep doing what you are doing!

[@stevenvlogsnc]

Mike, thank you for your help on this subject. My wife and I just bought a house with a few evergreen trees in the backyard. I want to plant evergreens all over the property, but I have very little knowledge of plant propagation. Your videos have been enlightening, and I plan to do what you have said. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge!!

[@recycledminis]

I love how clear and concise your videos and wetsite are.

[@tommyknockerparanormalinc]

Thanks so Much Mike. Planning on joining your online group again. I had a bunch of emerald cedars that I didn't get planted on time last year and some of them died in their pots. It is good to know I can recover so many more by taking pieces off the others. I didn't even Know you could propagate these. So exciting!

[@nkel6111]

@ 4:50...you say stick in box with sand. Is that literally plain sand and no castings or compost?

[@myrryhaweiss6467]

I stumbled across your video and I'm so glad I did ! :) I can grow pretty much anything but I have never had any success with cuttings , I had know idea what I was doing and you video was so well done that I feel like what was I afraid of ? Really the soft and hard wood difference and powder vs liquid all really changed how I felt about the mystery of how to do it .. Thank you ! :)

[@NaomiChambers]

do you have any pictures of these plants, showing how they've grown over the years?

[@Mike-su8si]

I do from mine

[@kentdavis7787]

How long would it take from rooting one of these emerald greens until it reaches full size?

[@KhmerH20]

Thank you Mike! I appreciate you creating this video and show us.

[@railbuilderdhd]

How do you propagate evergreens like pines, junipers like hiniki, and Japanese cedars?

[@Mike-su8si]

Cut a good piece of blue juniper cedar and place it in moist dirt out of direct sunlight I have a few juniper cuttings

[@biomed2560]

Great video Mike. Just saw it in time as I was going to grow them from seed and your method saves a whole lot of time. These are so much better than Cupressus Leylandii as they don't go brown in the middle and you can cut them back as much as you want and they regrow and stay green. We call them Thujas in England.

[@dustercam466]

Superb video. No nonsense, straight to the essentials. Bloody brilliant :)

[@Dr_Xyzt]

Thank you sir! Worms got into my 40 year old trees. I tried this without compound and a trimming seems to be growing after 8 months. I put them in a lightly shaded area near the parent tree for the same shade effect. Water runoff from the roof. I gave them a tug and they seem to have taken. I'm gonna try the same thing with my juniper and Pinon. See if I can get a canopy going. Maybe even a driveway tunnel made of pinon and oak, after I get rid of these pesky ailanthus altissimas.

[@datinyone]

thanks for this! I'll be gathering some cuttings to start some Bonsai trees.. This helped me out tremendously!

[@nickworrell7234]

very good 👍 thanks my tree died carried it back to lowes saved a limb and tried your method saved 89$ and got a few free trees off the dead one. good deal for me

[@KYfishguy]

how do you get cuttings from a dead tree?

[@kenkegley7651]

When is a good time to do cuttings on rose of sharon

[@ameliaroberts298]

Those purple plants, do they really root with just sand, and if it were spring time weather would you still use sand or soil? Thank you.

[@SunMyst]

Could you get the same heel with a much larger cutting? Or does it need to be that tiny of a branch to begin?

[@TheKripiKri]

What is the right timing by season to start the rooting process of the cuttings? I am in Minnesota and want to start cuttings like this, but trying to time it so the trees go dormant in time before first frost. Also would the cuttings be ok outside if they go dormant? And how to know they’re dormant for sure? 😅 thank you so much!

[@MikesBackyardNursery]

This about my "Six Week Rule". In northern Ohio the six week rule is typically June 1st. So that means that in southern Ohio the six week rule would probably be around the third week of May. You have to find your own six week rule. The Six Week Rule Here's the thing with softwood cuttings. Forget about what they say online (as if I'm not online pumping out info online!) about bloom date etc. If you follow the six week rule you can't go wrong as far as timing is concerned. From the day plants get their leaves in the spring, count ahead six weeks. During that six week period the plant actually produces, for you, about 5 or 6 inches of new, soft growth that can be used for softwood cuttings. That new growth needs six weeks to harden off enough to be used as a softwood cutting. If you take the cuttings too soon, they will wilt down and fail, but most importantly you will have wasted those cuttings. You can take a few, stick under mist, and see how they hold up. If they stand up, you're good to go. Some wilting is normal, but not laying flat on the rooting medium. So anytime after the six week date is good until the wood starts to harden off near the end of summer.

[@katnip2u]

Your place must have smelled AWESOME doing this work!

[@ranjanty]

What type of sand did he use? I have river sand on hand think I will try and do this.

[@drServitis]

WISH I HAD TIME TO GROW ARBORVITAE LIKE THIS. But I don't. Two weeks ago new neighbors bought the house beside mine in our quiet peaceful middle class neighborhood . Ten o'clock in the morning I am out working on my roses and the new neighbor comes out drunk wanting to use my garden hose attached to my water faucet so he can clean inside his house??? No muffler on his banger car which comes and goes and comes and goes during the early hours of the morning; 1am, 2am, 3am, etc??? Finally, his wife or girlfriend starts flirting with me, a married man, as I'm working in my rose garden. $1000 dollars and three days of breaking my back later and I have a beautiful six foot high screen of 20 arborvitae trees between them and me! Thank you Lowes and Home Depot for selling them to me and taking my money for over-priced trees. Best money I ever spent. Can't even tell I have neighbors now. Good-bye, neighbors!

[@ModMINI]

Sorry to hear your neighbor troubles. I know I'm not the loudest neighbor but I'm also not the quietest (I enjoy using my property, work on cars a lot (inside the garage) and am outside quite a bit). For their sake, I planted arbor vitae on my side of the property line to give us both some privacy.

[@s37d]

good fences make good neighbors.."living" fences too

[@wolfy1]

I have trashy neighbors like this but it's the noise that's the biggest issue. Trees do nothing to block all that damn noise. Car doors slamming over and over at 2 and 3 am. Loud thumping music at all hours. Drunken rages. So sickening. Unfortunately a 10ft high block wall would probably cost more than my house did.

[@milvolts1]

drServitis sounds like you have to tear your neighbor apart

[@a4000t]

plant arborvitae green giants, they grow 3ft a year in good conditions.

[@DebBoutwell13]

What about Gardenia cuttings? Do they root well? It's actually June- growing season, & we have a huge bush on npropert we just moved too, that needs to be cut back away from our back deck. Wondering about rooting & selling cuttings.

[@catchemalive]

Does this “Tear apart” method work the same way for making cuttings for new eastern red cedars? Thanks a lot!!!

[@PopPopJoe]

Where should the propagation box be placed? In the shade or doesn't it matter ?

[@awildapproach]

Awesome tutorial and propagation station! Thanks for sharing.🌻

[@jimw1100]

Mike - great video on propagating emerald green arborvitae. I have a hedgerow of these that are getting way too tall. Have you done any videos on how to radically trim the tops without destroying them.

[@LifeIsGood143]

Here in northeast Massachusetts when is the best time to do this

[@gerardshorticultureculture7579]

Mike great video! Is it possible to water propagate evergreens?

[@molonlabe2645]

Do you need to put the root compound on it or can you just cut them like you showed and stick them in some soil?

[@Mike-su8si]

I've done a bunch of hemlock tree branch cuttings and the new leaf growth comes out were it would have been a cone if it were still on the tree so when i see that i know its rooted out. My oldest globe white cedar bush is 8 years old and I've made new cuttings from it this year they're all male except for the tree type i have and the females are northern white cedars but the globe white cedar cuttings came from a 40 year shrub

[@josephmcgee8450]

When is your plant sale?

[@stevecoppage6442]

I have had my cuttings in a small pot for 6 weeks. Getting ready to move to 1 gal pot. We are in MD and it is mid July. I am concerned about the pots freezing over the winter. What do you recommend for us that live in cold weather areas as to when to plant in the soil? Leave in the pot and ok or mulch around the pots? This is my first try and my 10 plants look good so far!

[@OlufsWaterview]

Nice video that’s for all the info. Is hormone powder necessary?

[@rickcastellitto979]

What time of the year is the best time to take cuttings and plant them? I'm in zone 6. Can I take cuttings in April or May or is it better to wait for summer?

[@ivy4559]

If I were to take a branch from one of my trees would that kill it? I want to do this, but I don’t want to harm my existing trees. Thank you so much for the information!

[@auttocarcom]

what about rooting very thick cuttings like 2 inch, have you rooted thick cuttings will they root? Thanks

[@tbicaretaker4232]

How long do they stay in the sand?

[@praisingirl]

Can you tell me how much firect sun does your planting box get or need. Thanks

[@nathanwilson3559]

Best video on this that I’ve found 👍🏻

[@tanyakathy5987]

What animal was behind you walking?

[@manmani5681]

Thanks a ton for this video! You're the only one who really explained things. Although I have few more questions, like what are the best conditions for propagation after planting. I mean how much light, if any, and what temperature? Because in my country a really cold weather starts now, like 5-10 degrees Celzius, and it'll get much colder. So is it better in this conditions to propagate them inside house or some basement? Thanks again

[@alaindarcy6031]

do cuttings need to soak first?

[@keithbaumgardner1603]

I tried this last two years and only got one tree out of it? How often do you water them? I tried them in doors maybe that's why and also I did the cuttings in Feb. Would that make difference?

[@jaretaylor5615]

Hi there, could I take bigger cuttings to propagate, so I have a bigger plant to sell?

[@mayfairbotanical]

Always love your videos! Because it's late october, are you going to leave the cuttings in there over the winter? Will you water them over the winter?

[@Jonasinc1]

This is a good video. I made some arborvitae cuttings and put them in translucent tote boxes about 2 months ago. I used rooting powder but only about two of them that I have checked have roots. All of the cuttings are still green. If I am patient enough, will the rest of them root?

[@Jonasinc1]

I just needed to be patient.  I got the cuttings in the tote boxes to root.  However, I didn't get the cuttings in my box to root.  They turned brown even though I built a cover like in this video and watered frequently.  Maybe the cuttings still got too hot.The next step is to put the rooted plants in pots.  How should I prepare for the winter while the plants are in pots?

[@SithSereyPheap1]

I will try to do the same with Arizona Cypress and see how it goese.Thanks Mike !

[@GailMarshall176]

What time of year did he do this ?

[@melissahenderson-hagadone5270]

I did not need compound to root I just stuck them in really well fortified potting soil and in 1 week I checked 10 of 100 and they all had small roots Just make sure you have small cut branch nodules from lower branches to stimulate wound response . Another alternative is cut several hundred and mingle in willow cuttings with water. If tap let water sit to off gas chlorine then submerge willow is used to make rooting compound.

[@robs9574]

Great info, especially the Willow. Thank you

[@LORDVADER357]

So the success rate is 10 percent. Thats why i have such huge failure in my plants i guess. None of the cuttings which i made was able to grow roots. How much time it takes from cutting to human size tree? 1-2 years? If i want 1000 trees i would have to make at least 10000 cuttings. Cutting edge technologies i see.

[@melissahenderson-hagadone5270]

Dimitar Dimitrov hey I've recently checked the others all but 6 have decent root growth but two of the 6 died the others only small bumps not dead . It does take a while to grow tall but it will thicken first dont lose hope. Height wise at about year 2 they start to grow faster from the reading I've done.

[@LORDVADER357]

@@melissahenderson-hagadone5270 Yes but i have ZERO success on root growing. So lets recap. You make 10 roots out of 100 cuttings. And from those 10 only 6 have decent root growth. And 2 of those 6 died. Or from other 90. 84 have decent root growth and only two have died. because all of my cuttings have died without any roots whatsoever. And was months in the soil not week. So i guess i missing something. Maybe the cuttings was at sun too long during the summer. I will try this winter. Cuttings start to have brown color at edges. Then all become brown. And then they decompose/wilt. I have another question. Can i make cutting from little tree? Because i will buy 2 little trees 40-60 cm size. Then i will try to make cuttings from those trees.

[@melissahenderson-hagadone5270]

Dimitar Dimitrov no lol the remainder of the hundred did not die they just had not rooted yet. Sorry for the confusion on my first comment.

[@joannabarker7486]

Mike, I am in hot and dry central Texas with plenty of deer. Would you recommend this for my area. Thanks! Jerry Barker

[@douglastracz2817]

just was wondering if you could do a video on the arborvitae growth?

[@WOMANIZERJERRY]

Can I do this with my Pot plants?

[@Dee_Cee227]

How often do you need to water it in that propogation box big Mike ? I love watching your videos

[@valley3621]

You are awesome Mike! Thanks for sharing this invaluable information! Your videos are great.

[@shanaworks7679]

can I do this in the winter ?

[@simpledj509chromo7]

Dormant first year cuttings can be rooted if the tree will allow it. Take your cutting, treat it with your desired IBA rooting compound, and keep it humid and warm in a perlite/vermiculite base. The dormant cutting will think spring has come and begin to initiate bud growth. Cells in the wounded to be rooting area will dedifferentiate and begin rooting. Some plants take to this process better than others and success rates can be low due to numerous variables. But the short answer to your question is yes, you can usually root dormant cuttings.

[@winpaing9156]

Does the pine trees like plenty water with well drainage?

[@DanielLofald]

Your my new hero! Awesome Mike!

[@brianbaldino3496]

do you really need rooting compound? Can't I just use Garden soil?

[@davidclarkebobtoozeistheba9719]

my leylandi cuttings are not rooting is it because too much green and early cuttings jan feb

[@tarar297]

What if an arm broke apart from my 50yo arborvitae. It's hanging together still, wish I could mend it somehow.

[@GodsGreatOutdoors]

Incredible video. Question. Is it ok to root arborvitae cutttings in late Spring and Sunmer outside and uncovered? Or should I cover them with a trash bag and keep them in the shade? I’m having an issue with some of mine drying out and turning brown when uncovered, but afraid of mold or overheating inside trash bag.

[@Mike-su8si]

Just put um in a less sunny spot uncovered and keep it watered they'll do good

[@danielbartlett2381]

This is exactly what I want to do. Thanks for the video

[@thomasfallon6656]

Thank you for such a great video. How long did you leave them in your rooting chamber before transplanting? Thank you in advance 😁

[@franciscogarcia8493]

What if I have a branch from the top I cut ,about 3 feet tall and I wanna plant it ?

[@franciscogarcia8493]

Is it possible to regrow it ?

[@davidclarkebobtoozeistheba9719]

does leylandi cutting grow okay in compost

[@juancervantes561]

What is the best time of the year to do that in Northwest

[@moaks5125]

Thanks for this Mike. May I ask what is your success rate. I don't need 150 trees, but if success is 10% then I need 150 cuttings. Thanks

[@williamharrisonjr6739]

me too

[@yellowswangames6315]

It's a numbers game , take 5 times as many cuttings as you need !

[@paul5276]

at 907 a pig passed by in the background

[@chasestender3531]

I don’t know if that was a pig but good eye I would have never noticed that

[@nicholasvaneyk4565]

Hero

[@MrsRStone1]

Mike would you please show how to propagate Leyland cypress trees!

[@biomed2560]

Ruth L, here's a reply from England. Don't do it! Cupressus leylandii are grim. They look good to start with but as they grow bigger you can't cut them back much because you can only prune to the 'green' and no further. If you try to prune into the 'brown' closer to the centre of the tree, it does not regrow and you are either left with a tree with brown patches (or brown all over!) or a tree which grows bigger and bigger and bigger because you can't cut it back much. Grow these Arborvitae (we call them Thujas in England). You can cut them back as hard as you like (after they are established) and they regrow. No brown section in the middle. Good luck.

[@lynnbohan8730]

I live in Connecticut, will this process work here? What do you do when it snows?

[@rol9344]

I did what you did and my cutting are growing mold. What do I do???

[@bmaxingout]

mike how long does it normally take to get a cutting like those to get to about a one gallon size plant.

[@davidunderwood4341]

I have a couple that I just up potted into a 1 gallon container. I took the cuttings in October of 2015, they are very slow to root. Once you get them to a 1 gallon size, they will grow a little faster because they have a better root foundation. I did 2 like I said in Oct 2015 and did about 950 in Oct 2016. I'm gonna actually try and start a nursery business like Mike. I currently have about 3000 plants in a 30' by 30' area. I created a monster in my back yard.

[@bmaxingout]

Thank you for the information. And best of luck to you in your new enterprise.

[@chris27289]

Will this work on Leyland Cypress cuttings?

[@mynameisjo1949]

I've been trying to figure that out too.

[@Im-just-Stardust]

What an amazing video you helping me so much in my progress, 2 questions : 1 : Is this box good for any species, not only evergreen spp. ? 2: do you have a video on how to transplant the clone once they rooted from sand? ( I searched but did not find).

[@simpledj509chromo7]

Some species of plants do better in a more aerated and well drained media than sand. In this case a perlite/vermiculite mix would be beneficial. Transplanting clones is a easy as hardening them off and dropping them into the soil. You may be able to lessen transplant shock by planting into the intended soil mixed with your rooting media. Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't. Really just depends on the tree. Some are very sensitive to transplant shock and you'll lose a few no matter how you pamper them.

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

The bottom with the roots would make a cool bonsai tree.

[@rudykahler7357]

Do you just dip the rooting compound in the wounded area or the whole plant?

[@davidunderwood4341]

just the base

[@beccaadolph]

Mike, I am wondering a couple of things: 1) how often are you watering the sand during the winter to keep the sand moist? 2) how long are you keeping the plantings in the box? 3) Where do you transplant the cuttings? Thank you for the great videos.

[@VladTheImpalerTepesIII]

Of course, no response from Mike. I guess you have to to buy some expensive course, ebook or membership to find out the half-assed answer.

[@OldTimerGarden]

Will this method work for rooting Leland Cyprus Trees as well?

[@ExoticTerrain]

How long do you leave them in the box?

[@bumblebee3358]

The bottom foot of this plant could be nice as a bonsai if you cut off the top and wired the branches.

[@pabloalas9355]

can I please come work for u for 1 or 3 years or 5, please?

[@mileijoy1346]

what is a running coumpong?

[@ProfoundConfusion]

I cut "maximum strength" powdered rooting hormone with "brick dust" to get weaker strength & it works. I pound a small piece of red "clay" brick with a hammer to make the brick dust. (I don't do enough cuttings to justify buying different strengths & I like the powder better than the liquid, so I buy "hardwood strength" hormone & cut it with the appropriate amount of brick dust for softwood or leafy cutting. (I keep the brick dust in a pill bottle, next to the rooting hormone, so it's handy.)

[@jne4709]

How do you search on you tube 0:54

[@drfix2020]

Hi would that process work for Italian cypress trees?... thanks!

[@USALibertarian]

Same method work for Green Giant?

[@tinaclarke524]

Mike love your videos can you do Rhododendron cuttings? thanks

[@bvbjb]

Thank you very much for sharing these videos.

[@altafkhan3926]

Sir.made.they.video.nussery.of.arokery.plants.in.wich.moth.he.give.a.saeeds

[@justinbrown7431]

Is this how I might propagate Loblolly Pine?

[@aelectriciansebastian4236]

Mike, do you propagate Nellie Stevens Holly the same way?

[@muzikmanernie]

what kind of rooting compound do you dip it in…thanks

[@simpledj509chromo7]

It's an indole 3 butyric acid (IBA) solution or powder.

[@gauravbahadurkhadkachettri4234]

Sir plz upload juniper propagation video

[@spookyduzit]

I like that backyard box

[@iglika20]

Mike, Thank you for your video! it was very informative. However, I have a question about the optimal time to try to root the arborvitae. Would springtime work or should I wait until fall to do that? also, in another video of yours I have seen, you used a dish pan from Walmart to transplant another type of plant and then you put white plastic over it. Would that be ok to do for the arborvitae? By the way, I live in Illinois. Thank you! Iglika

[@markchilluffo9638]

Great videos 👍👍