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Originally Posted by Joanie

Zen, do you have an outdoor growing area now? I don't remember, but if you don't have an outdoor place, the honeysuckle won't do well inside.

Honeysuckle are pretty strong, but you might want to do this in two steps... cut the top way back now, and spade around it, and then collect it in early spring. They grow roots very quickly.

Alternately, the safest way is to airlayer. They take to airlayering very well. You just have to keep the airlayering medium wet.

Joanie

You can cut back to a stump and collect it at the same time. I've done it many times. The spring would be fine. There is no point to collecting it in the fall unless it's in danger. Wait till spring.

THe thing you should take into consideration is how high to cut it back. Cut it back higher than you want, say 18" for that size trunk, because you will have to do carving. There is no way in one lifetime to develop taper on these, so you have to carve it in. Also, there is a tendency towards dieback. By havin a taller trunk you will encourage new growth higher up on the trunk(s).

Don't bother with an airlayer. THere's a great nebari underground, I can almost guarantee it.

Good luck!

Craig Cowing