Boxwood Hardwood Cuttings

Cut 3 to 4 inch 7 5 to 10 cm tips of new growth with a sharp knife.

Boxwood hardwood cuttings.

They can take several months to produce roots so leave them for a year before lifting and potting up or transplanting. Pruning shears or scissors pinch the stems and make it hard for them to take up water later on. Boxwood cuttings root best. Forsythia cornus and willow in autumn and winter.

Remove the lower inch of leaves. Strip the bottom half of the cutting of its leaves. I ve discussed the basic theory of how plants can be propagated from cuttings in the article propagating softwood cuttings so i ll go straight. I place several cuttings into the pot.

It should be noted that the hardwood cuttings take longer to root. Only cut healthy stems with no insect damage or discoloration. Hardwood cuttings provide an easy and reliable method of propagating a range of deciduous climbers trees and shrubs and as bonus they are taken from mid autumn until late winter when more time is usually available to the gardener. Wait until after the flowers have faded since actively blooming cuttings are slower to root and.

How i propagate boxwood. When cutting boxwood buxus spp for propagation the success you are likely to have from a particular piece of stem depends not so much on its dimensions as its age. Hardwood cuttings are generally taken from the current year growth at the end of autumn or in winter or early spring when the plant is fully dormant with no active growth. I always plant 5 7 stems together just to achieve an instant shrub effect.

You can remove the desired cutting by gently snapping it off using your thumb and forefinger a sterile knife or a pair of gardening shears whichever way you prefer. Hardwood cuttings are taken from woody perennials e g. Place boxwood slips into potting medium using a dauber of some sort i used a sharpie back end to create a slot to place your cutting into your pot of soil i used my diy potting soil by creating a hole in the soil you prevent the rooting hormone from getting removed as you slide in the stem. Some evergreen plants hollies for example can also be taken at the same time of year as other hardwood cuttings.

The wood is firm and does not bend easily. In spring or early fall if you live in a warm climate take tip cuttings 6 inches in length. Start boxwood cuttings in midsummer after the spring growth has hardened and produced mature leaves.