Why Propagate From Dormant Hardwood Cuttings

Early spring cuttings may be more fun for the family since the weather is warmer and it is before yard or garden work.

Why propagate from dormant hardwood cuttings.

Softwood cuttings are done in the summer semi hardwood cutting are done in the fall and hardwood cutting we do in the winter when the plant is dormant. In iowa hardwood stem cuttings should be collected in late february or early march. There are 3 types of stem cuttings. Hardwood cuttings are taken from dormant mature stems in late fall winter or early spring.

I ve had a lot of experience with dormant hardwood cuttings. I m going to talk about asexual propagation by cuttings during the summer. Propagating grapes from hardwood cuttings. Fortunately a number of popular trees and shrubs can be rooted easily in the dormant season via hardwood cuttings see table and require much less attention.

They worked best when pruned before the sap starts flowing up. Using a sterile medium perlite vermiculite helps to ensure there aren t any critters to nibble on the new growth. Hardwood propagation is the most common method though there are a select few types of grapes that cannot be propagated using hardwood cuttings like muscadine grapes. Cuttings should be taken from healthy vigorous plants growing in full sun.

Hardwood cuttings done in the late fall or winter do not need to be covered. Grape plants are easy to propagate from cuttings. Cuttings taken from dormant before budding mature woody stems in late fall winter or early spring. Keeping em moist but not soggy.

Hardwood cuttings are fun to try if you want to propagate woody shrubs like willows dogwoods and currents. Just watered when temps are warm. Plants generally are fully dormant with no obvious signs of active growth. Most of the time they are done during the winter months when the plants are dormant.

Cut in late winter from the mother plant. Hardwood stem cuttings are collected in late winter when the plant material is dormant from wood of the previous season s growth. The wood is firm and does not bend easily. Hardwood cuttings are even simpler to prepare than softwood or herbaceous cuttings as we use cuttings from dormant deciduous trees and woody plants and this technique is very useful for propagating fruit trees such as figs pomegranates mulberries and quince.

Last winter i did my hardwood cuttings on 3 31 with great results and will probably always do them that way from now on. Spring and summer is when most people think about propagating garden plants but caring for tender cuttings through the heat of summer can be challenging. Each year during the dormant season grapes should be pruned to ensure a healthy crop the following year. Hardwood cuttings are used most often for deciduous shrubs but can be used for many evergreens.