Viburnum Hardwood Cuttings

For the novice spring is probably your best bet as to when to take cuttings from viburnum.

Viburnum hardwood cuttings.

Viburnum shrubs propagate readily from stem cuttings. Hardwood viburnum plant cuttings are already dormant and are rigid with plant cells in an inactive state of growth. Peel off the lower two. Carol klein shows you how to take hardwood cuttings from the native guelder rose viburnum opulus which makes a beautiful hedgerow shrub with glossy red berries in autumn.

Richard jauron with iowa state university s department of horticulture suggests taking softwood cuttings in late may or early june. The most critical thing for taking cuttings is to keep them properly moist. Peach viburnum and two varieties of hydrangea cuttings. At that time use sharp clean pruners to take six inch long pencil diameter cuttings from vigorous shoots on the plants you want to propagate.

Viburnum respond well to propagating by means of softwood cuttings. How to start a cutting from viburnum shrubs 1. Cut off 3 to 5 inches from the end of a softwood branch ensuring the cutting includes at least two sets of two. In fall semi ripe to hardwood take a 3 5 inch viburnum cutting with 2 to 3 nodes.

Cut a segment about 4 to 6 inches using a sharp knife. There can be a lot of ways to do this. Hardwood cutting after care. If it is a tree or shrub that produces suckers from the stems or roots use the suckers for your cuttings.

Start the seeds by warm stratifying mimicking a warm summer environment for 2 months. Watch this short video clip from gardeners world to discover which stems to choose how to prepare the cuttings and how to plant them. Keep cutting humid until rooting has occurred. Crape myrtles grapes and pomegranates all root well with this technique.

Plant cells are awakening and ready to grow which increases the chances of a quicker and more successful rooting. Autumn after leaves have fallen is the best time to take hardwood cuttings but success has been achieved with those taken in the dead of winter as well. 2 3 nodes per cutting. The process to take hardwood cuttings begins in the fall right after the leaves drop.

Treat the cut end bottom end with a dusting of rooting hormone. Test the softwood to determine if the wood is ready by bending 6 inches of the end of a softwood branch.