Just found this and I'm wondering if I should try and root it in water? I may have to trim it. Im just worried about the strip of bark missing. It feels super dry in that spot. Or should I toss?
To be honest I haven’t tried to root a woody plant yet so I’m not speaking from experience, but if I remember right I’ve read that trying to root Woody cuttings in water will tend to lead to rot before roots. Maybe try sticking it in some moist dirt instead? The strip of bark missing might cause too much moisture loss for a successful cutting but you don’t really have anything to lose by trying.
Please chime in with corrections if I’m wrong.
Mr-Woodtastic
Probably not, you can try but I wouldn’t hold my breath
Nillows
Not without a ton of help and luck.
I could only see this rooting if you cut the branches way way back, controlled humidity and put it into an aeroponics system with rooting hormone.
It will stay alive for a long time if you put it in water, but don’t expect it to root willingly.
The best way to root hardwood species is without a doubt air rooting/layering. There are a lot of good tutorials online to see how that’s done.
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To be honest I haven’t tried to root a woody plant yet so I’m not speaking from experience, but if I remember right I’ve read that trying to root Woody cuttings in water will tend to lead to rot before roots. Maybe try sticking it in some moist dirt instead? The strip of bark missing might cause too much moisture loss for a successful cutting but you don’t really have anything to lose by trying.
Please chime in with corrections if I’m wrong.
Probably not, you can try but I wouldn’t hold my breath
Not without a ton of help and luck.
I could only see this rooting if you cut the branches way way back, controlled humidity and put it into an aeroponics system with rooting hormone.
It will stay alive for a long time if you put it in water, but don’t expect it to root willingly.
The best way to root hardwood species is without a doubt air rooting/layering. There are a lot of good tutorials online to see how that’s done.