how to grow hawthorn from a cutting?
John Nagelson
from a cutting. The cutting I've got is about a foot long and is
sitting in a glass of water. What should I do next???
Thanks!!
Regards,
John
Charlie Pridham
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says...
commercially from seed, budding or grafting. That being so your next step
is probably to place in the compost heap! However the last time this came
up there was one person who swore blind that he had done them from hard
wood cuttings stuck in the ground (can't remember who it was) I was not
able to replicate his results however.
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David in Normandy
> In article <16eed379-3ff5-4c9c-ac43-
> ac91d4...@i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, johnna...@yahoo.co.uk
> says...
> > I'd be grateful if someone could tell me how I might grow hawthorn
> > from a cutting. The cutting I've got is about a foot long and is
> > sitting in a glass of water. What should I do next???
> >
> > Thanks!!
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > John
> >
> AS far as I am aware they do not do from cuttings and are produced
> commercially from seed, budding or grafting. That being so your next step
> is probably to place in the compost heap! However the last time this came
> up there was one person who swore blind that he had done them from hard
> wood cuttings stuck in the ground (can't remember who it was) I was not
> able to replicate his results however.
>
I too tried hawthorn from cuttings many years ago and
didn't get a single one to root. Also tried holly without
success. However, I normally have good success with other
hedging shrubs such as pyracanthus - I've grown cuttings
for an entire hedgerow from a single plant.
We seem to get lots of self set hawthorn seedlings here
around the flower beds, presumably where birds drop the
seeds. I've been collecting these and growing them on in
pots until they are large enough to put in a hedgerow.
Hawthorne (quick thorn) is dirt cheap to buy anyway as bare
root stock for hedging. I'm just too mean to buy it,
especially when there is some growing for free. :-)
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Stuart Noble
> I too tried hawthorn from cuttings many years ago and
> didn't get a single one to root. Also tried holly without
> success. However, I normally have good success with other
> hedging shrubs such as pyracanthus - I've grown cuttings
> for an entire hedgerow from a single plant.
>
Is there a best time?
David in Normandy
I usually take my cuttings in Autumn from semi-ripe wood.
The bits that root the best tend to be strong fresh growth
but not the thin green shoots. I take lots of cuttings and
ram them all into an 8 inch pot with a mixture of garden
soil and sand in. The cuttings themselves are around 6 to 8
inches long and it tear off all leaves and side shoots
below a couple at the top - leather gloves are useful for
this - just run your fingers from top to bottom in one
swift motion tearing the leaves, spines and side shoots
off. This is just a guess but I think tearing is better
than trimming and may encourage the plant to root better.
Anyway I bury most of the cutting below the surface - the
more leaf nodes buried the more chance it will root from
one of them. Shoots torn off giving heel cuttings are also
good.
Just leave the pot in semi shade. At the side of an East
facing wall is good. Water the pot occasionally in Summer
or dry weather so it never completely dries out. By the
following Autumn tip the pot out and prick out the ones
with roots into separate pots.
Stuart Noble
Thanks, David. I did more or less what you're suggesting last Autumn but
without success. Thought I maybe should have done it in the Spring.
David in Normandy
Perhaps you used the growth that was too young and flimsy?
I find the best shoots for cuttings are those that are
starting to put out side shoots themselves while still
being only semi-ripe wood. Similarly I avoid old wood as
that doesn't seem to readily root either.