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Post by nhmountains on Jul 4, 2019 8:52:35 GMT -6
I took a couple B118 cuttings from the rootstock I’d overwintered and stuck them in mulch. They’d already partially leafed. I didn’t add any rooting hormone. 2 of the 3 rooted. The he third one wasn’t very thick. Not sure why it worked but, it’s possible to do it. It may be because they’d overwintered a year. These will be headed out to Bob in SD this fall or next spring.   |
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Post by smsmith on Jul 21, 2019 13:29:21 GMT -6
I looked at my b118 and antonovka cuttings today. I think there's right around a dozen that have put on new leaves and appear to be growing well. The antonovka have more growth than the b118. Ussurian pear cuttings all failed. I need to try a Trader mulberry cutting again.
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Post by smsmith on Mar 16, 2022 10:46:26 GMT -6
I was looking for a thread on rooting apple cuttings, this was the first one I found.
I just learned why my attempts at rooting b118, m111, and antonovka rootstock remnants has worked (at least some of the time) while attempting to root several wild apple cuttings has not worked.
Once a tree is much older than a seedling, the hormones change within the tree making it quite difficult, if not impossible to get cuttings to root. Obviously, most rootstocks are only a year or two old and therefore the hormones within are still focused on developing roots. The more you know...
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