Whats the thickest cutting you've ever had success with?

23-Feb-2006	#1
ozzy bonsaiTALK Adept Join Date: Jun-2005 Location: Adelaide Country: South Australia Posts: 240	Whats the thickest cutting you've ever had success with? I once sawed a branch off of a willow that was about four inches thick and it took root, also an Ash that was about three inches thick, I've sawn olives off at the base that have been at least twelve inches thick with success but I'm not sure if you'd call that a cutting. A large cutting is a quick way to get a nice sized trunk, Whats the largest cutting you've had success with and what species, I'd like to try this with some others tree types.

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24-Feb-2006	#2
007 Secret Agent Join Date: Nov-2004 Location: Detroit, Michigan Country: U.S. USDA Zone: 5/6 AHS Heat Zone: 4/5 Posts: 838	Repotter and I just took a 2" cutting last weekend from a seiju elm . . . we'll see if it roots! __________________ Here's to a long life and a merry one, a quick death and an easy one, a pretty girl and an honest one, a cold beer and another one!

24-Feb-2006

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Originally Posted by 007

Repotter and I just took a 2" cutting last weekend from a seiju elm . . . we'll see if it roots!

Oh, do let us know. I have some 1/2 inch seiju's that need to be reduced in height and was planning on attempting cuttings with the removed tops. Also a couple of olives that need some work.

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Steven

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24-Feb-2006	#4
007 Secret Agent Join Date: Nov-2004 Location: Detroit, Michigan Country: U.S. USDA Zone: 5/6 AHS Heat Zone: 4/5 Posts: 838	I do know that seiju will air layer very well . . . repotter has one is his yard that he has air layered several times. The reason I just tried a cutting is because the section is about 2" thick and only 3" tall . . . we're talking sumo mame here! __________________ Here's to a long life and a merry one, a quick death and an easy one, a pretty girl and an honest one, a cold beer and another one!

24-Feb-2006	#5
Repotter Hec DeBrabant Join Date: Nov-2004 Location: Southern Michigan Country: USA USDA Zone: 5 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 993	cuttings While living in Florida I had the opportunity to try some cuttings I had never tried before. The first was an Aralia, known commonly as "Ming" or "Parsley" Aralia. The cutting was taken from a huge landscape bush (tree) and was 4" in Diameter. I did several of these and they all put out roots and in 4 weeks I was able to pot them in nursery pots. The largest cutting I have had success with was also in Florida. It was a Gumbo Limbo tree 6" in Diameter. The method used was to just set it on the bare ground leaning against the building in the shade and keep damp. It put out roots at the outer edges of the trunk in a perfect circle. When they were about six inches long I potted it up in a 5 gallon nursery pot. It had grown a nice head of foliage by 6 weeks. This method is common for the Gumbo Limbo and are known for being fairly easy to do. It was fun to experiment, Florida is like a big greenhouse anyway. __________________ http://www.tellys.com http://www.Fourseasonsbonsai.com The original Four Seasons Bonsai Club of Michigan. Guest master Pedro Morales visit was a huge success. Tellys Greenhouse, 3301 John R road, Troy Mi. 48083 Four Seasons Bonsai Club meetings monthly. Troy, Michigan "Anything is possible when you don't know what you are doing"................someone famous I think.

24-Feb-2006	#6
BrianBay9 Trunk Collector Join Date: Sep-2003 Location: Loveland, CO Country: USA USDA Zone: 4 or 5? AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,367	Mine personal best is a 4" dia pyracantha. BB9 __________________ There's a difference between taking your art seriously, and taking yourself too seriously.

26-Feb-2006	#7
mudmantoo mudmantoo Join Date: Jan-2005 Location: South Florida Country: United States USDA Zone: 10 AHS Heat Zone: 9 Posts: 124	ficus root readily at most any size, I've seen whole trees cut down, and the pieces closest to the soil rooted if left alone, personally I've taken up to 4" inch thick cuttings which rooted in about 4-6 weeks. __________________ Treasure Coast Bonsai Society http://www.artofbonsai.org/feature_articles/mudman.php http://www.bonsai4me.com/AdvTech/ATMudmen.htm http://www.bonsaitalk.com/news/arti...0001/000191.htm

26-Feb-2006	#8
TreeBay Tips:5¢ Advice:Free *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Silicon Valley Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 9,745	Bald cypress - about 22 inches across :O __________________ Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today! bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!

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