Oddly enough, the best result I have achieved when rooting in water was with an old Kambucha bottle. Not sure if it was the old content of the bottle or the fact that it blocked out light.
everyone of them will root, use a kitchen paring knife and just scrape the outter layer of bark off the bottoms from cut tip up about 3-5 inches, making sure you have at least one "node/joint" of the trunk close to the bottom. The outter bark won't allow roots to form, you have to remove it, and so scraping it off, or razor blade thin cut all the way around and then just peel it off. roots will form in usually bout 2 weeks, just by sticking them in the ground and keeping them watered or by putting them in a water-wet location or in the bucket
Willow is actually a good source of the root hormones that you could use to grow the other trees. Idk if you can just add the sticks to the same water or if you need to make "willow water" like other people do or not.
I'm glad I found your comment I was about to tell him the same thing the reason that Willow is working so well is because the willow itself is kind of a hormone just as this gentleman said add the other trees that you tried to the same water with the Willow and you might find that they will root as well
This is what has worked for me..took cuttings from tree sucker branches with bark still green (6-10 inches long), scored the first 2 inches of the base, removed all leaves except for top pair, dipped ends in water and then in rooting hormone powder, and put into individual 24 oz cups. I used an aquarium pump (not required, but had one) with air stones on mine and had signs of root buds within a few weeks. I didn't use clear or opaque cups because they can increase the chances of algae growth. The trees I propagated were Red Oak, Arizona Ash, and Red Maple. Much easier and faster than from seed. Good luck on your barrier tree fence.
First, gonna say I'm not an expert. But I have grown and cloned many types of plants. One trick that would probably work better for the hardwood conifers is to take a knife to the base of the stick and remove a thin layer of the outer bark about 3-4 inches in length. Removing the outer layer of bark will make it easier for roots to grow. As for rooting hormone human saliva is surprisingly an excellent aid in the development of roots. (Use gloves if you think Ewwww). Also, instead of just throwing them in water, place them in a pot with a mixture of bark, peat and perlite. Then water and place and tie a plastic bag over the cutting. Leave for several weeks then slowly begin a cycle of bag tied bag loosened to adjust the cutting to the reduced humidity. After the several weeks gently pull on the cutting to test for roots. Again, I am definitely not an expert but I have had much success with other hardwood plants with this method. If anyone reading this has better knowledge to refute my statements or add to it, please feel free! Thanks and good luck :)
It because you need to use sterilize the medium (2 mins in microwave) * Use sphagnum moss as the medium because its slightly acidic which also kills bacteria (oh & sterilize the cutting knife ) 01234567891111994
I live in a city. My apartment window overlooks 3 different rubble piles. I wanna start growing trees on rubble around my city. These piles sit and stay ugly for years. I think it'd be funny if the builders of the future had to clear a rubble pile AND a quaking aspen. Or maybe ten quaking aspens and a couple willows. Spring goal
I purchased the Amazon Austree (willow) deal last year in the spring...they came as sticks, too. I placed them in plastic drinking cups in the house for about 6 weeks. Nearly all rooted. By the middle of summer last year they were 3-4 foot tall. I drip irrigated them. Fast forward one year to the middle of this summer. They are nearly dormant. Not really growing. Some are dying. Some are turning yellow. I want to say that out of about 75 I have 65 still alive. Other problem is they are spindly and offer little to no privacy whatsoever. They will not be the type tree I need for a windbreak or privacy. I also planted about 75 hybrid poplars last year the same time and planted them the same time. They were sticks also and rooted in plastic drinking cups. I put about 10 in each cup and maintained the water level for about 6 weeks as well. Some of them are now 8 foot tall, full and healthy looking. I would much rather have 150 hybrid poplars then 1/2 willow. By the way, I've planted hybrid poplars in other properties I've owned. I went by to look at some I planted 8 years ago and they are 50 foot tall and completely form a solid privacy line. I planted those 5 foot apart. The willows I planted 3 foot apart and am sorry I wasted my time and money. I'll be planting more poplars right next to each willow this fall.
One thing I have heard about hybrid poplar is that they grow so fast that flaws and weak points develop in the trunks, and that it is dangerous to let them grow to 50ft near property: They are prone to breaking in windstorms.
As someone who is just kind of... screwing around, playing without a real plan, seeing what sorts of plants I can get to grow where... ...Willow is a lot of fun. The mature trees grow fast and you can use even small cuttings from their branches to clone more. They grow wild around here. No shortage of willow cuttings for me. They're pretty good, aesthetically speaking, too. If I had space to waste I'd put them all over. People say you can use willow cuttings soaked in water to induce rooting in plants that won't otherwise root from cuttings, too, but I haven't managed to do it yet. There are variables. Dice up the willows or not. Boil the water or not. Score the "target" plant or not. Try it with different plants, of course. I'll see. If you have any success with any kind of conifer I'd be surprised.
Also if you want small trees and plants to grow fast, Spray water on the foliage after the sun is off it for the day to help cool the plant down and start the growing process right away then water the soil to allow it to suck up that water
Airated water daily (so pouring out half the water and putting your thumb on the end of the hose causing it to be high pressure to force air into the water) for other plants/trees should get them to root Thank you so much for your video
Willow trees don't require any rooting hormone, in fact some people make rooting hormone from willow trees. Willows will even root in the ground, they usually grow by rivers and lakes. I have also tried rooting other trees from cuttings but only the willows have been successful every time. The best way to get other trees to root is to do air layering before taking the cuttings.
Just wanted to say the variety of willow you are using has the highest amount of rooting hormone in the genius. People soak the tops in water to use on their plants on account of the hormone. Cheers
great post .. or just put them in native soil where U found them .. as trees communicate underground networks .. what i learned is .. if a plant is meant to be w you it appears or propagates easily fir U 🧚 ✨🌳🌴🌲
In eastern colorado out in the dry sandy plains (bad soil) i have found that if you sprinkle a thin layer of aged compost and cow manure around the base of the tree on top of the ground and then water over it every other day or two that it really accelerates the growth of the Chinese elm, sort of wakes it up buds start popping out and leaves turn darker green,its like the tree can't grow fast enough,by sprinkling the compost and cow manure over the bare spots of the ground the tea it creates through watering has triggered any root suckers that could grow up to be a tree to really take off fast
We just stuck the willow straight into the ground and after only 2 years they're already over 6 foot. Great video and lots of good suggestions in the comments section.
Add the other cuttings with the willow cuttings. Willows has a naturally occurring hormone that makes plant root quickly. What I do is, i use a bucket with air stone attach to a air pump add water willow and other cuttings. Watch the magic..
Ya a few people have asked for an update. The one problem is that the deer ate the first shoots i planted. Some didn't survive the winter. But i do have some growing in a big 30 gallon bucket that are about 10 feet tall. I will try to remember to do an update.
My daughter's friend snapped a small twig off the neighbor's mimosa tree and I thought what the heck, let's put it in water. It's been about a month and we've got a root!
Austrees are insane. I've seen mine put on well over 10 feet of growth on good years. They stay green for a long time too so make a nice screen...
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Dave, purchase an aquarium air-pump, air lining and an air stone/air disc. Adding a bubbler will promote root-growth, you’ll have a way higher success rate.
Put willow sticks in around in a pot of soil.and weave them.they will root and they grow as weaved..once astablished you can plant them out..they look beautiful
Willows are amazing but for your screening purposes the fast growing evergreens is probably the better choice. Just make sure they're protected from deer and rabbits and maybe set up a soaker hose with a cheap timer for the first year.
Open a tin of canned fish in water not oil, dig a hole pour the fish with the water into the soil, put your tree on it and watch it grow, can be used for tomatoes 🍅 cucumbers 🥒and lots of things. Just saw a video on it. Comments were amazing. Sorry don't know what video it was or I would mention it. To give him credit. Happy planting. 👍
I believe willow trees are popular cuz they're self-propagating, as willow is a central ingredient in natural rooting hormone to root any plant cutting.
Ya i've been meaning to do a follow-up. Some got eaten by deer. Some are now 10 feet tall. The best ones were the willows that i just kept in buckets, then planted when they were 5 or 6 feet tall. Then planted by water or wet soil.
I think evergreens that produce cones can only be grown from the seed/pine nut. We’ve harvested some from the pine cones and grew some trees from them.
Curly Willow and weeping willow will both start in water you don't have to use little sticks you can use the whole Branch whatever you can handle and your trees we'll start out much larger don't leave a bunch of them in the bucket or laying together in the pond for too long because they will all root together
Thank you! I saw that you mentioned what climate zone you were in, but the cc didn't tell me any more.. Would you mind telling me what zone you are in? You answered every question that I was looking for. Much appreciated.
I've heard that propagation only works on stalks that don't have bark yet -- so the pines you had would never work. I've heard pines are possible but you have to find the growing tip of a primary branch & use the part that hasn't developed bark yet. I've heard similar about cottonwood & it seems like a rule of thumb. Your willow stalks were green-skinned -- no bark, probably why they worked so great.
I grow trees from cuttings all the time. Willow's are not picky they'll root in water,dirt,sand, Cottonwood is a relative of willow. Root cottonwood cuttings in the winter when tree is dormant they root better don't root cottonwood in water root the cuttings in moist sand dip them in a tiny bit of rooting powder they'll root I have cloned several cottonwoods in the past. Red twig dogwood root easy and poplar. Cottonwood is a poplar
Try to take the cuttings 2 days prior to full moon, is when all the plant hormones and juice are in branches instead of the roots, and you can notice increase of success rate.
Rabbits got to them, then winter happened. But all of them have sprouted this spring and I have chicken wire around them now. I'm on the border of zone 5/6.
@@DaveWirth Thank you Dave from this Canadian Gal.....I remember as a kid bringing a Weeping Willow branch home. I stuck it in a glass jar full of water and within less than a month the jar was full of new roots. I'm in the 5b zone now for Ontario, Canada where we have both Weeping Willow trees and Curly Leaf Willow Trees' and I've been doing it all wrong. I used large branches, and part of a cut from a heavy branch which was approximately 4" in diameter. The 4" heavy branch did better for me than the long, larger branches. Think I'll go cut one slimmer branch from a Weeping Willow, then cut it into about 12" lengths and give that a try.
@@DaveWirth willow cuttings excrete a small amount of natural rooting hormone, which will promote rooting in other cuttings sharing the water. That being said, change your water regularly or you'll start losing O2 in the water while simultaneously leaving your cuttings susceptible to bacteria & mold growth. The willow will continue secreting into the new water.
my grandmother has a tree that was there since she moved in with my dad when he was 1 the tree was supposed to live to the age of 15 to 20 years but it is now 40 years old and i fear it may die soon.
I love the video. And I am going to follow your advice in get a willow. Question I don't know if you could help me but how big of a branch can you get a root started on do they have to be small? Reason why I'm asking when I was younger a branch broke off of one of our trees was roughly for in around and maybe 9 ft long or so and I shoved it in some mud and it grew to a massive tree. Mind you it was next to our pond so it always had water. My thoughts if I can get a big Branch to grow it won't take as long to get big and put off shade
1. No, they don't have to be a small branch. 2. I saw a website where they used branches about 6' tall and 2" in diameter, and they grew fine. One thing is that i think you want it to be a relatively "new" branch. I'm not sure, but if it's an older branch then it's less likely to grow roots????
