Propagating Trees with Cuttings - An important tip

[@silentepsilon888]

the reason for clipping the ends is to reopen the capillary 'veins' inside the branches that carry the water up into the branches and keep it moistened and alive. When a branch is cut off, the bottom will dry out and shrink, even when it is placed in water and that closes the veins and reduces or even completely stops the ability of capillary action, which is 'sucking' water into the branch. Making a fresh cut at least an inch above the end will expose fresh and still open veins and allow water to enter again. If you ever purchased a christmas tree and the guy asked you 'want a fresh cut', that's for the same reason, open up the end so the tree can absorb more water and last longer.

[@waltzingwillowshortstories]

Thanks for the explanation! Do you think it is an ok time to take clippings after a tree has begun flowering and the leaves are small?

[@ibkristykat]

And when you say CUT THE End doe you mean cut off all the new roots or just like a little? I tend to overthink plus I'm a total noob in the gardening realm of life. I have NO green thumb and looe ZERO knowledge. Any and all help is appreciated!!!😂

[@fredjones43]

Thank you for this. Without this explanation, the video itself was not very helpful.

[@hypexzombie7908]

@@waltzingwillowshortstoriesif it’s started flowering and has leaves that means it has a root system of some degree so probably not a good idea

[@teresathayn5170]

Clip the end at a slant. Dip that tip in water and immediately dip that wet tip in root tone. Place in soil, water slightly now and then. Works for me every time. Good growing!!❤️

[@jonathandew1590]

Hi Teresa where do you recommend taking the cuttings from on the tree? Thanks!

[@charlieboring7269]

You want the roots to start before the leaves. So, besides clipping the bottom end at an angle, just below a node; suggest that you scrape off the bottom two nodes that will be below ground just a little to encourage scarring and rooting.

[@Jumper15ful]

Thanks, I was wondering if he was clipping the top end or the bottom end - perfect explanation for me.

[@ofcv1238]

I was more amused by HOW someone could make 3 min VIDEO & still manage to fail to visually show what was evidently poorly described in words!? I am still not clear!

[@ofcv1238]

Are we speaking vertically with said cutting where bottom is #1? We leave #1 and you saying scrape off #2 & #3. Also, soaking means below water completely. So how did we determine which side is #1? Is node always directional!? I am telling you, this has become a horticultural comment mystery. All due to duffed video & resulting attempts to resolves? Did the antagonist take it too far? Was the he hyperbolic with the interpretation of “submerged”? Would a wet towel, suffice? Tune-in daily where we hopefully resolve horticultural mysteries, maybe reveal the importance of accepting directional twig cutting fluidity? Does it even apply to the fruit-landscape community?

[@aux1z11]

A good way to do is to get some sticks from a willow tree and scratch the sides on then and get a gallon jug with water and put the sicks in the water and let is sit for a week and shake it ever very day until the water turn brownish then remove the sticks and you can use that to soak your cutting and that works like a rooting powder

[@frankdavidson9675]

let me tell you about willow cuttings i watch a grew drive post about 1inch in dia. in mud along a canal by the hundreds looked like a fence a few months i came to this area looked every one had sprouted inwillow trees those root were to keep bank from erodeing due to water currents this show how easy it is to root a willow tree

[@abedj1220]

@@frankdavidson9675 I used to have a willow tree. The wind in the spring blew off weak branches. many of those branches landed in the grass. some of them rooted and turned into willow trees. I also did air layering of willow trees. super easy. Willow trees are one of the easiest trees to propagate in my experience.

[@robbyddurham1624]

there's something incredible about willow trees. As a kid I was skeptical about water witching. I took a fork of a willow tree and tried it out myself. Soon as I went over a well cap, it pulled down. The first time, I was shocked. 50 years later, after reading about water witching being bogus, I'm getting skeptical again. I'll have to find a willow tree and try it out again.

[@The_Savage_Wombat]

@@robbyddurham1624 I took a couple willow branches and walked around a field with them held slightly apart. Wherever I walked, water would shoot out of the ground and roots formed on the branches and started pulling me down to the earth.

[@frankdavidson9675]

just a tip for folks with cuttings leafing out then dying in water try this it works for me when you see the tiny leaves coming out take them from water scrape off bottom about 1 inch dip in powder take the out side this april now plant them in top soil bed deep with just top leaves sticking out keep the damp the sun will help make them root you will see extra growth on the ones that sprout i am useing red haven peach cuttings about 50% success so far leave them alone after they reach about 12 inchs you can move to the garden

[@johnsmith-qe2fd]

You have to scrape the bottom skin of the stem about 3 inches up all around and then dip the bottom in root hormone. Also, temperatures make a difference. You also have multiple cuttings in one pot, only one potting per cutting.

[@MrMawnster]

You don't want them to leaf up....you don't want vegetative growth you just want them to . callus and form roots. They are less likely to do that if energy is going into vegatative

[@saluto1397]

Wow, that's smart !!

[@BobMelsimpleliving.]

Hope you are right. Keep us updated on the progress. Best wishes Bob.

[@ofcv1238]

2:53 “bottom ends of course” was not clear through most of your explanation of technique. It would not surprise me if there is a benefit of aerial clipping as well (if not upon planting, perhaps a week or two after or time of bud swell & breaking). I observed this benefit sometimes & attribute it to adaptation to put out new grow hormones & chemistry when “central leader” wounded or removed.

[@robbyddurham1624]

I was wondering, I saw the tops clipped on the video. I think you need to leave any roots that grew too? I'm about to try and start a river birch from a tree in my yard.

[@bumblebee3358]

I have been watching bonsai videos and something that cropped up was air layering. It enables you to root largeish branches while they are still attached to the main tree. You start by removing a circle of bark round a portion of the branch. You then apply rooting hormone. After that you wrap moist sphagnum moss round the cut and round this you firmly wrap a sheet of plastic and tie it in place. Apparently this lets water reach the branch giving the new roots a chance to develop. I have watched people do this with decorative maple varieties, also I think I remember seeing my science teachers successfully doing this with a leggy houseplant (a bushy thing). However this wouldn't help you if you are trying to root cuttings donated by someone else and I am not sure if it works for all trees.

[@David__.]

Should you cut all the leaves off a cutting? Approx how long should a tree cutting be? I assume it's different for a new growth cutting and a hardwood cutting? I'm pruning different types of indigenous trees and would like to take multiple cuttings from each branch, if possible.

[@johanconradie2120]

every cutting deserves its own container from the start: there are so many containers everywhere lying around why not. even pipes: one metre pipes makes an excellent container.

[@tylerwaxman7512]

Not necessarily true, you can simply put more cuttings in one pot.

[@KawakebAstra]

.. great post .. trees 🌳 communicate w each other underground 🌲 ..if a plant or tree is meant to be w you it appears or let’s U propagate .. reason U clip bottom ends is to cut off sealed over dead wood is my guess

[@davidunderwood4341]

You would be better off (when it comes to trees) to learn and experiment with grafting onto root stock. A lot of trees won't root after leafing, but if grafted onto a vigorous root stock, your success will sky rocket and you won't have to worry about weak root systems that you have to baby for 3 or so years. Root stock can be bought cheap especially if it's common like apple trees. I hate to say it, but besides the love of experimenting, unless you are doing this to sell them to someone in the future, sometimes its easier and less time consuming to just buy little trees that are already established. If you wanna blow your mind, get into growing and grafting Japanese Maple cultivars! Selling them is big money.

[@c.rob2323]

@John Smith planting cherry plum seeds, taking wild fruit trees from the forrest or search around fruit trees for new trees.

[@frankdavidson9675]

when you prune your peach trees in the winter save these cuttings cut to about 8 inchs place in water to keep from drying out keep inside from weather you need to cut a lot of these because some will not sprout after several weeks you will see tiny lesves growing take them out they are ready . follow the next comment below you can do this same thing will muscadine cuttings

[@MaggYela]

I really needed to see how you clipped them... I will try my best, I am a visual person, thanks for the tip, hoping this time I am successful, usually I kill all plants :(

[@danbrown6941]

cut at an angle , to expose the new wood

[@aperson1181]

How would you do the cuttings of plums at this time of the season? I am in Oregon, pretty cold, 65 days and 40 at nights. Plums just bloomed. Do you still have success with this particular rooting hormone? What strength is it?

[@akimmbo]

why would you clip the bottoms before planting in soil? isn't that where the roots were growing?

[@garygilliland6188]

clipping the bottom is to eliminate the air. An air bubble will be caught between the water already in the plant material and the external water stopping the uptake of more water.

[@terrystevens8890]

I always read that you want the bottom to callus over because the roots come out of this callus.

[@dustystahn3855]

Those are leaf buds breaking because they are in a warm environment. There is a 99.9 precent chance that they won't root. If you had used bottom heat in a cold room you might have some success.

[@theforestgardener4011]

Have you found that temperature of the area relative to bottom heat actually makes a difference?

[@taitjones6310]

The Forest Gardener yes

[@theforestgardener4011]

Tait Jones Interesting. So when using bottom heat is it generally better to keep the air temperature cooler or warmer?

[@karlhaese7183]

warmer

[@dorisjimison7590]

@@theforestgardener4011 cooler.

[@robwisdom4541]

Water is like their blood. The nutrients in the soil and air are what make the life part mechanically function.. except for the water. The water must be PROPORTIONATE to the nutrients. *(I have even made a zombie pepper plant that isn't dying, but could never grow either.)* Even if you were hydrated, you need your blood just as much as you need the rest of your organs. If they are that small, then they do not store much water. They need water until they root, so give them tap water and a teaspoon of magnesium sulfate (Epsom salt) per liter of root area (google that, cause I am likely wrong.) instead of soil. (Bigger stem system = harder to kill) Eessentially, as a human you know you can drink all the water you want (assuming you aren't intentionally ODing?), but without food you die. If you eat a pound of salt, you die from a chemical imbalance. The same can happen with water.. if you consume too much of anything, you cannot use the nutrients you give yourself. You needed time to adapt to it.

[@robwisdom4541]

IMPORTANT: Time is also a nutrients.

[@thefashionally2285]

Med Raple that was so funny to me 😆 thank you for this video

[@medicinemom3620]

I bet it has to do with the extra energy needed to heal the damage. My cuttings have rooted better when I scarified the bottom parts.

[@Kylie_Nobody]

Are they in a green house? My cuttings just dehydrate and I put them outside under shade

[@LynSharp]

After the water soaking and clipping, do you use a rooting compound?

[@georgehickman9101]

this is a good tip; even if you put them in a bucket of water after cutting; I have found a second cutting (even if I am just cuting twigs to size, helps)

[@David__.]

Should you cut all the leaves off a cutting? Approx how long should a tree cutting be? I assume it's different for a new growth cutting and a hardwood cutting? 😊I'm pruning different types of indigenous trees and would like to take multiple cuttings from each branch, if possible.

[@David__.]

Excuse the face, typo, not supposed to be there!

[@youngmango4508]

Will this work for any tree? Did you just cut a segment of branch off the tree???????

[@xxpowwowbluexx]

But you don’t want vegetative growth (leafing out). You want root growth.

[@wajam13]

Thank you for the tip, I put some clippings in water today :)

[@finlandfarm1674]

Awesome. I'll have to do an update. I've learned a few things more and had great success with Forsynthias.

[@wajam13]

Fantastic! I will subscribe, so I dont miss it :)

[@carpoolwithme5350]

That leaving is because cutting stimulates the growth of the axillary bud.

[@ibkristykat]

I want trees and want to propagate but... you clip the bottom end. Right? As in the ROOTS?? I have NO green thumb and know nothing. Sooo please elaborate! 😂 clip it a lot? A little? Root end or top end??? Bottom is all relative. Bottom end to some may equate to roots (what i think of as bottom) but others may say well the bottom is the fruiting, leafing, branching end bc the top (roots) need most of the care. Or maybe I'm just ignorant and overthinking it 😅😂

[@JohnDoe45762]

Do you want to clip the top ends too?

[@andreinastase1604]

No

[@xaviercruz4763]

How was your uncle able to send you these? Are you overseas?

[@tonyzone8999]

Do u soak the entire cutting ?

[@TheNomadicSol]

What is the longest length you can take a cutting? Like could I take a cutting that is 2 feet long?

[@CampingforCool41]

2 feet is too long, make it between 6 inches-12 inches.

[@TheNomadicSol]

@@CampingforCool41 ok, thanks

[@LynSharp]

Do you have a certain soil that you use? I am trying FOX FARM Ocean Floor, hoping it works.

[@tattooninja]

None of those maple cuttings rooted did they. Maples will rot before they root. And just because there's leaves/shoots growing above ground, doesn't mean there's roots growing.

[@Clutchpearls]

I'm surprised you have a wife left! 🤣🤣

[@VinnyChirayil]

I was looking at some of your videos and was wondering why have you chosen plastic pots for growing. Wouldn't a colander, pond bucket or fabric pot be much better ? The latter have better drainage, better root aeration and have the extra benefit of air-pruning, for denser roots. So, is there a specific reason why you are using a traditional plastic pot ?

They’re cheap and retain moisture better. He’s propagating cuttings, he’s not growing full blown trees in them.

[@pamelaflores4129]

Thank you so much!

[@taitjones6310]

"Med Raple" . Cracking me up!

[@karlhaese7183]

I speak like that too when I'm tired. Lisedexia

[@marydorr6322]

@@karlhaese7183 1 P

[@arulaful]

must i clip the tops also..?

[@keefardin612]

great tip thanks

[@josephined8576]

i have some rare mussaenda hardwood cuttings still soaking in water with some rooting hormone for 3 days now. hmmmmm.....maybe i should stick them in the soil now.

[@jollyjokress3852]

may be this was the problem with my try of propagating bushes...

[@chadabbott2027]

Did this work for you i did the apple tree cuttings they leafed out and look great but now the leaves look like they are dying any suggestions.?

[@joemercieca4794]

Chad Abbott did you check if they actually had roots?

[@AbdulHakeem-js3vc]

do we propagate pistachios from cutting.

[@emiliobaezgonzalez912]

How did you do that???? I have tryied few times but without sucess¡ No one root, just rooten!¡¡

[@AbdulHakeem-js3vc]

@@emiliobaezgonzalez912 dear i tried but failed .

[@Bluebirdiran]

No, it has been absolutely impossible to propagate pistachios from cuttings up to now. But as I heard a stem cell process is being developed.

[@susant8809]

aspirin in water keeps the stem open

[@brayden9373]

Is 6 days of soaking enough?

[@thefashionally2285]

Brayden Jadulang I’m wondering the same thing

[@mumbairay]

Is that both ends?

[@cooperbookout]

Propagating Trees with Cuttings - An important tip

[@metal_stinger993]

Which end?

[@eilonj]

I am afraid I am not convinced since you don't show any roots. Leaves would break even in water, but without any roots.

[@duncanyoung8688]

Stick cuttings in potatoes 👍

[@MadebyKourmoulis]

Med raple ha ha. That was good.

[@bobbrawley2612]

Leaves don't make roots Leaves don't make roots has any one ever seen apple or pear cutting root to two year old trees.

[@bawssnarmz5204]

Wtf is this guy talking about ffs

[@falkhammermuller9342]

Don't take this the wrong way, but showing a few sticks in soil and taking about the process is not the video needed. Show the process, show the results.

[@josephlevantino1972]

Med Rapel

[@pennybrown6252]

I wanted to know about Japanese Maple. What a waste of time. It's just another clueless minute.

[@stbam1965]

Get to the point