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Root Hardwood Cuttings:
The point of taking hardwood cuttings in non-growth periods is more to do with doing as little harm to the parent plant as possible.
Hardwood cuttings are also only taken from shrubs, bushes and trees that lose their leaves every year.
This method will not work with evergreen plants.
1. Cut off a hardwood cutting that is 12 to 48 inches long.
2. Trim the end of the cutting to be planted just below where a leaf bud grows on the branch.
3. Cut off the top of the branch so that there are at least two additional leaf buds above the bottom leaf bud.
4. make sure that the area left is at least 6 inches long.
5. Additional buds can be left on the branch if necessary to make sure the branch is 6 inches.
6. Strip the bottom most leaf buds and the topmost layer of bark 2 inches above this.
7. Do not cut too deeply into the branch.
8. You only need to take off the top layer and you do not need to be thorough about it.
9. Place the stripped area in rooting hormone, then put the stripped end into a small pot of damp soilless mix.
10. Wrap the whole pot and cutting in a plastic bag.
11. Tie off the top but make sure the plastic is not touching the cutting at all.
12. Place the pot in a warm spot that gets indirect light.
13. Do not put in full sunlight. Check the plant every two weeks or so to see if roots have developed.
14. Once roots have developed, remove the plastic covering.
15. The plant will be ready to grow outdoors when the weather is suitable.
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