A good reason to take cuttings in winter is if the last time you took cuttings of that tree in winter, they struck! Today I posted a video of my Dwarf Arborvitae and showed it with a rooted cutting I took from it last January. The secret? I overwintered it in the greenhouse, even though it should be winter hardy in my zone 7a. I take another, even more mature cutting in the video which I will overwinter the same way. Hope I am as lucky this time, because I really prize this tree.
@GrowingBonsai
10 ай бұрын
Please share the link to your video in a comment for people to follow!
@Yurup
10 ай бұрын
I love it when you guys co-create a video!
@eioclementi1355
10 ай бұрын
Yt gardening only the trees get the drama ...the creators are chill AF
@GrowingBonsai
10 ай бұрын
Me too! It is a shame Xav and I are far apart, else we would work together more, I am sure.
@GrowingBonsai
10 ай бұрын
:)
@TellMeMoreTMM
10 ай бұрын
Yeah these videos are great!
@hypolardnb
Күн бұрын
“Does he only have one set of clothes?” 😂😂 Nice to see winter cuttings can still take well!
@TheBonsaiZone
10 ай бұрын
Fun stuff!
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
Playing around with little trees and joking about with the brits; Good times were had.
@Albanus35
3 ай бұрын
This is very cool, I only do winter cuttings when I have to prune a dormant tree and it's all gonna be discarted anyways... For example, I just removed a big sacrifice branch on my Trident Maple (it's winter here), to prepare the tree to be lifted for a rootwork soon... So, trident maple winter cuttings it is, if one of them strike, I'll be happy
@mikec3820
10 ай бұрын
ive only had rose of sharron/hardy hibiscus success with hard wood cuttings.i for sure like spring or early summer cuttings best. or even better a indoor prop tent with heated seedling mats under the pots or trays. Thanks jelle n xav for show your challenge/experiment!
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
Good to know!
@kylepurvis6231
10 ай бұрын
Hey Jelle, I take hundreds of winter cuttings and have had widely varied success as well, some years I will get up to 80% success and others maybe 20% success. Species does make a huge impact on success too. My best technique for you would be the one I used when I lived in Pennsylvania, I was always told to keep the tops cold and the feet warm,this seems to offer the best results. I Leah’s take cuttings after the winter solstice, so day length is extending, I’ve learned winter cuttings need to be a bit more beefy, so pencil thickness on most species. I use a medium strength rooting hormone, typically with an anti fungal incorporated. Course sand or very fine sifted bonsai soil is a good substrate, as it holds the moisture very well. Stick them 2-3” deep, then in climates with serious freezes, use a warming pad for 3-4 weeks, set between 72-75 degrees, this will jumpstart the callous process, then when spring comes and buds swell root tips will follow. Once you pull the flats of cuttings off the warming pads, place them on the ground so they are in contact with the soil, this should keep the callous process moving. In warmer climates heat pad may not be necessary, but never hurts to jump start the process. Good luck this season.
@GrowingBonsai
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the extensive write-up! Need to go out and give it a try again this winter you say? ok then! Christmas project!
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
10 ай бұрын
I will be there if I can get just stop all of these hardwood cuttings from rooting everytime I put them in soil...or did I mean 'rotting' :)
@GrowingBonsai
10 ай бұрын
Stop rooting wooden planks my friend, and success will be much better!
@KennetDeBondt
10 ай бұрын
That's a lot of cuttings bro... Grts Kennet
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
Hahaha, yeah. Lots of dead cuttings ;)
@utubeyahoo4444
10 ай бұрын
This was extremely informative. I have wondered what was possible in the winter. Thank you for the knowledge!
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
THis is very much possible, but both Xav and I do not really like doing this over winter!
@Bristolnick100
10 ай бұрын
This is very timely. I was about to take trident cuttings over the weekend. Think I will leave it till spring after seeing this. Thanks!
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
Now: The spring cuttings are of the fresh growth, and not the mature branches!
@FrostBiteBonsai
10 ай бұрын
Got ya.... Winter cuttings... Nay... Unless you have some time and soil to waste.... Hahaha! Great show guys! I wonder if a wooden plank you grow square roots....🤔
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
Possibly! To be honest, wintercuttings work really well for many..
@PercyWarX
10 ай бұрын
I only did 1 cutting in our South African winter, was a seiju elm, did some hard pruning and just put it in normal garden soil in a pot, did not expect it to root. Its summer here now and it's still alive.
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
Congrats!
@rebeccahunter725
10 ай бұрын
My winter cuttings always fail, too. Crossing my fingers for next spring, when I am planning some big cuts on a kabudachi maple planting - a few potential trees there! Heading into summer now and I am tempted to try for some softwood maples . . . Love these collaborative videos!!
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
Good luck! And thank you!
@mcbabs7495
10 ай бұрын
Un grand merci pour la vidéo!
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
De rien! You are welcome
@sueb1317
10 ай бұрын
Brilliant video - covered many of my past experiences. A few species do very well for me using hardwood cuttings (taken around leaf fall). They include cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera) (and other wild plums), hydrangea, red flowering current (Ribes sanguineum) and gummy gooseberry (Ribes lobii). The latter two are native to the mild Canadian west coast and would do well in your climate. Miserable failure with TONNES of other trees. However, when I get even 1 successful strike from something rare, I feel its a win! I used sand/perlite mixture, but I think its hard to keep right moisture balance. I suspect using 6 inch cuttings planted in deeper pots also buffers the temperature fluctuations - but again, have problems with right moisture balance. I think I moved some cuttings into bright sun too quickly at bud break, but maybe they were destined to die once their sap reserves were used up. As suggested below, bottom heat could be a game changer.
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
Yeah, should find a heat mat!
@fischianer
10 ай бұрын
Hello Jelle, I'm curious whether the cuttings understood your advice. 😜 I collected cuttings in the garden and forest today.
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
Sounds great!
@kennethstensrud669
10 ай бұрын
I were kind of surprised that you cut the cuttings so short, that might be a reason for not having too much success with them. I cut them about 25-30cms long, make a wedge with my spade in the ground, add some sand in the bottom, put the cutings in a row and tread it in so they are surrounded with soil. I have had about 60-95% success in this way. And the time is usually in October.
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
thx!
@nerinat8371
10 ай бұрын
You guys are the best 😊
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
It is all about Xavier
@SJKurd
10 ай бұрын
In my country, the best time for planting is to cut the branches in the winter so that they have a lot of roots, because the summer is very hot, the temperature reaches 47 degrees Celsius, and the winter is not very cold, reaches -7 degrees Celsius. I plant it in pots, put a plastic bag with some holes on it, and put it in the green house
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
Good to hear. So I should keep doing it!
@nicothedj
10 ай бұрын
I’m curious as to how your trees don’t die during the winter - I just watched your overwintering video and I don’t understand how the roots done freeze since all of your trees are potted and not buried. I understand using the ground temperature as a source of some heat, but when we talk about -10 to -15C like you mention - I can’t wrap me head around the roots not freezing over. Curious in your extended thoughts.
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
Oh, but they do freeze. Most roots however can stand a few degrees of frost.
@nickrobson2753
10 ай бұрын
I've only done hardwood cuttings with willow & Black,red & white Currants. Around a foot/30cm long & about 3/8" , 1 cm thick. I push them in to the ground half way. So far I get more success than failure. Obviously willow roots for fun. I suspect the currants must be similar.
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
Yes, willow roots if you just look at the stump!
@jaiprakashpathak8974
10 ай бұрын
Great research work! We announce you both the toppers in the class.
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
thank you so much!
@lednus7196
10 ай бұрын
always fun content when you guys make videos together :)
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
Yeah, we should do more collabs..
@dreaminggreennursery
10 ай бұрын
I stick cuttings from January until September. January until first push, then soon as fist push is done it’s softwood cuttings time, June til July, then it’s semi-hardwood cuttings time, July through first week of September, bottom heat starts in October until November. Then I take a break from cuttings. I use corse sand, totes, and shade. I have lots of videos that show how I do it on my channel. But with all that said, doing all your cuttings in march allows everything to be fully rooted out by mid august . That is the best time and way if you don’t have a mist propagation system set up, which mine is almost ready for next year, so instead of only being able to do 100s at a time I can do 1000s at a time of each . Hope this helps someone. I have propagated 1000s of cuttings.
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
thx, will take a peek!
@murleenray4469
8 ай бұрын
What medium are you planting the cuttings in?
@rolando10
10 ай бұрын
Hi ! From my experience, in winter the cutting need to be thicker than a pencil, be covered with candle wax to be avoid roten from the heavy rain and to put them in new freshly garden soil, once pinch in the pot you cover the surface with pumice in order to avoid getting them to be roten again. The goal for fall cuttings is to avoid them to get fungi and roten.
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
Thx! Will take this into account next time around!
@TOMSAI
10 ай бұрын
Nice Video together ! I will do Spring cuttings thats better 😂
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
Sounds good!
@AlexBraunton
10 ай бұрын
Great video but im not convinced. As you said Jelle, I don't like them and I don't understand them 😂
@GrowingBonsai
10 ай бұрын
Yeah, they are tricky. Spring cuttings do MUCH better for me.
@brucedeacon28
10 ай бұрын
👍👌🙂
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
💚
@jameswalker3416
10 ай бұрын
I think bottom heat would help you guys.
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
Probably would. I do however try and propagate without buying special equipment. (Now, a heatmat is not so special, I admit)
@martinbrochristensen348
10 ай бұрын
Funny battel 🌞🌱🇩🇰
@GrowingBonsai
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@abydosianchulac2
10 ай бұрын
Wait a second, "cocky" is the word that YT made you censor? That's not a swear in any way!
@eioclementi1355
10 ай бұрын
KZitem changing its name to Censor You
@GrowingBonsai
10 ай бұрын
I have had other videos blocked for similar expressions. It is not a US englisch word so I decided to not take any risk. Once uploaded, you cannot edit it out.
@GrowingBonsai
10 ай бұрын
yup
@abydosianchulac2
10 ай бұрын
@@GrowingBonsai Hmm, that's something YT should edit their algorithms around; "cocky" is definitely in US English and has never been on a censorship list.
@rebeccahunter725
10 ай бұрын
@@abydosianchulac2 Indeed, it is even a (very annoying) Australian bird!! Many gardeners would like to edit out the bird at times, I have to admit . . .
@boabysands123
10 ай бұрын
Very interesting to see the level of non-success! As a beginner tree grower I’m generally impressed with both your knowledge and practical expertise. I’ve started several batches of h/w cuttings in the last weeks. Some in pots in soil, in inorganic mix, covered, uncovered and some in an old style heeled-in trench. May also try some in a plastic container with bottom heat. A kinda scattershot blitzkrieg trials method. It’s my first year trying, so I expect silly errors, lots of practical experience and poor results, but I was setting the bar at something like 20%. Not 3-5% that ye seem to be getting. We shall see.
@GrowingBonsai
9 ай бұрын
Keep trying for success. This video was also meant as an encouragement to try stuff, and not to worry about failure. It is how we grow.
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