For hardwood cuttings, the mix is lightly tamped down and the base of the cuttings is dabbed in hardwood rooting hormone. A high correlation between cuttings callus and rooted cuttings during this season (r=0.78, p<0.001) was found. Cuttings are usually made from mid-autumn to the end of winter while plants are dormant. (2014) also observed that the presence of leaves provides more rooting of blackberry hardwood cuttings. Taking hardwood cuttings is easy and often the only way to propagate many trees and shrubs. Hardwood cuttings provide an easy and reliable method of propagating a range of deciduous climbers, trees and shrubs, and as bonus, they are taken from mid-autumn until late winter when more time is usually available to the gardener. Raspberry cuttings Advice. Keep the compost moist (using rainwater in hard water areas). Joined: Dec 2, 2009 Messages: 440 Likes Received: 113 Location: England. Danjensen In Flower. I tidied up my raspberry canes last weekend, still 2ft of snow on the ground. long, are taken in fall during dormancy. Some plums can grow well from hardwood cuttings too, while other’s don’t do so well, it depends on the variety. Vignolo et al. These cuttings, which are usually anywhere from 3-6 inches (7.5-15 cm.) Hardwood cuttings are lightly pushed into the mix about 1/3 of the way down. Discussion in 'Fruit and Veg Gardening' started by Danjensen, Feb 29, 2012. They usually require about a three-week cold storage period, especially plants having larger roots. Some evergreen plants, hollies for example, can also be taken at the same time of year as other hardwood cuttings. Hardwood cuttings are taken from mature wood (unlike softwood cuttings which are taken from younger, more flexible growth). An OH&S issue is to prevent this rooting hormone from coming in contact with skin. It should be promptly washed off if this happens. Hardwood cuttings are even simpler to prepare than softwood or herbaceous cuttings, as we use cuttings from dormant deciduous trees and woody plants, and this technique is very useful for propagating fruit trees such as figs, pomegranates, mulberries and quince. but was good to be back in the garden The growth i removed looked health with buds so I brought them inside and potted … Several cuttings can be placed in the same pot. Single raspberry plants can be grown in 38cm (15in) diameter containers of 80 percent multipurpose compost and, to add weight for stability, 20 percent loam-based potting compost, training the canes up bamboo poles. Follow our guide to turning a hardwood stem into a vigorous new plant. The presence of callus in cuttings propagated in autumn apparently favors the rooting process in raspberry cultivars. Straight cuts should be made nearest the crown with an angled cut made further away. At this time of year there are no leaves to contribute to moisture loss and cuttings can ‘wake up’ gradually when spring arrives. If you run out of rain water, use tap water to prevent drying out of the compost.