TREE PROPAGATION AND PLANTING
PLANTING TECHNIQUES
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Question
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Why should you make root cuttings during the dormant season?
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Less leaves and debris in the way, keeps things sterile
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The plant will be sleeping and the cut will not hurt as badly
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During the dormant season, roots have a large reserve of food.
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Because if you wait till spring, we have to call it layering.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Fortunately, a number of popular trees and shrubs can be rooted easily in the dormant season via hardwood cuttings [see table] and require much less attention. Hardwood cuttings are made from mature, dormant stems that do not bend easily. Crape myrtles, grapes, and pomegranates all root well with this technique.
Detailed explanation-2: -To improve success with rooting of cuttings it is best to maintain media temperatures between 68-77°F; even cold tolerant crops such as pansy, dianthus, osteospermum, petunia, etc. prefer these media temperatures for rooting.
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