How to Propagate Magnolias For FREE From Cuttings
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Obtaining magnolia cuttings is easy. Magnolia trees are quite common, and with the owner’s permission taking a cutting is a very easy thing to do. However getting the cutting to grow roots and become a tree is a little bit of a hit and miss.
Follow these simple steps and you will have the best chance of your magnolia cutting taking root. No guarantees here but HEY it’s worth a try and it won’t cost you anything. You might get chased by the park keeper, but consider it as good exercise (only joking, don’t steal cuttings).
The steps below will work equally well for both evergreen and deciduous magnolia trees.
I am a retired MD but also a biologist. These videos have re-kindled my biology interest in propagation science. Wonderful new hobby. Thank you.
Thank You. Propagating from a cutting is fun when it works. You need to take as many as you can because the success rate is about 1 in 4.
Recently I have been collecting a ton of cuttings, so much so that I ran out of cheap disposable pots. However, in so doing I found a system that works even better: If you cut a large plastic bottle (1.5 or 2 liters preferably) in half, you can use the bottom half as a pot and once you've prepared the cuttings and stuck them in the soil, you can slide the top half of the bottle back into the bottom to create a transparent, airtight container. If the soil is damp enough initially, there is no need to water the cuttings at all, greatly reducing the risk of them drying out, and also preventing the rooting hormone from getting washed back into the soil.
Of course the downside of this permanent high-moisture environment is that it does also create a better environment for fungi and molds to develop, so keep an eye out for that. Sunlight greatly helps prevent mold, but it can also boil your cuttings alive if you aren't careful, so I wouldn't expose the containers to direct summer sun; indirect light should be enough. Occasionally taking the top off, or even leaving it off after a couple of days/weeks depending on the species is probably for the best.
Even with the cap left off the top half, this type of tiny greenhouse setup still retains far more moisture than a regular open pot. If done correctly there should be a permanent condensation mist on the inside of the bottle.
good tip, and also a good way to reuse disposable plastic bottles 👍
I wonder if the different species are harder/easier? I haven't succeeded with Magnolia grandiflora, but I did cuttings of my mom's Magnolia stellata when she moved (I would have dug it for her, but it was too big) and that one worked fine.
Thank you, i will try and strike a cutting from my Holland Red Magnolia tomorrow 👍 Au
I am trying to grow a magnolia tree from a clipping but it is getting mold on the leaves. Is this to be expected?
Planing to cut down my magnolia, was going to try and save it, but it's in a bad spot for my new projects. Was going to take as many cuttings as I can first and see if I can clone it, would move it, but it's far too big
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Did it worK? Did you grow more Magnolia trees from your clippings?
They were doing well, but then I went on holiday for a couple of weeks and they dried out. However, the one I did in my other video using the "pindown" method is doing very well but looks a bit of an odd shape lol.
Brilliant!
Is that possible for saucer magnolia?
Yes, give it a go. or try the pin down method.
Can you do that with a bigger branch? Kids were playing in the park and broke off a branch of the Mongolia tree. The branch is thicker Thicker than my thumb.
I doubt that it will work because you need to use this year's semi-ripe wood for it to take, but you never know. I'd just plant it in the ground and see what happens, you have nothing to lose after all.
What did you mix with compost? I could not hear correctly.
50% agricultural grit 50% compost. If you have some vermiculite add about 1/2 inch (1cm) to each pot. Put charcoal in the bottom of the pots to help with drainage.
can hear you bro!!
Did you had success?
I have 2 that worked from the evergreen "Magnolia laevifolia". The deciduous cuttings failed because I took them too late in the year, but I'll try again this year. The branch that I pegged down in the other magnolia video has buds on and is looking good.
this isnt free...