Viburnum Hardwood Cuttings

The process to take hardwood cuttings begins in the fall right after the leaves drop.

Viburnum hardwood cuttings.

Viburnum respond well to propagating by means of softwood cuttings. Start the seeds by warm stratifying mimicking a warm summer environment for 2 months. There can be a lot of ways to do this. Hardwood cutting after care.

Plant cells are awakening and ready to grow which increases the chances of a quicker and more successful rooting. How to start a cutting from viburnum shrubs 1. In fall semi ripe to hardwood take a 3 5 inch viburnum cutting with 2 to 3 nodes. Keep cutting humid until rooting has occurred.

For the novice spring is probably your best bet as to when to take cuttings from viburnum. Test the softwood to determine if the wood is ready by bending 6 inches of the end of a softwood branch. The most critical thing for taking cuttings is to keep them properly moist. Treat the cut end bottom end with a dusting of rooting hormone.

Crape myrtles grapes and pomegranates all root well with this technique. If it is a tree or shrub that produces suckers from the stems or roots use the suckers for your cuttings. Peel off the lower two. 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.

Viburnum shrubs propagate readily from stem cuttings. 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. Hardwood viburnum plant cuttings are already dormant and are rigid with plant cells in an inactive state of growth. Cut a segment about 4 to 6 inches using a sharp knife.

Use clean sharp shears to trim a 4 to 6 inch cutting from the mother plant and keep it cool and moist until you re. 2 3 nodes per cutting. Peach viburnum and two varieties of hydrangea cuttings. Insert cutting into rooting medium like sand or sand peat or peat perlite.

Watch this short video clip from gardeners world to discover which stems to choose how to prepare the cuttings and how to plant them. Deciduous viburnums usually root best from greenwood cuttings but will root from hardwood cuttings too.