15 thin cuttings of beautiful Eastern Redbud Cercis Canadensis tree

Description: .*.*. Welcome to my Beautiful World of Gardening! .*.*. You will receive: 15 thin cuttings of Eastern Redbud tree Each cutting is at 6-7 inches in length.The cuttings are semi-hardwood, their diameter is approx. 1/8" to 1/4". These will be cut from our mature tree the day of shipping to you and will be wrapped in moist paper.Use them for rooting your own trees and grafting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This is a beautiful tree inviting with its bright spring blossom. You can prune it severely (this tree is hard to kill) -- to get almost surreal results - like nice curved wood covered with stunning clusters of flowers - as it is shown on the photos. Or you can keep the tree the way the nature wants it to be - like on the first photo. Reddish-purple leaves change to dark glossy green heart-shaped leaves. Autumn foliage is golden yellow. Drought tolerant. Will grow up to 15-25', it is very fast growing.GROWING ZONES: 4-9 / SUN EXPOSURE: Full to partial SunPartial shade preferred in windy, dry areas. And their blossom is beautiful! This is just an example - How to Root:Cutting needs to have the right amount of nutritional, hormonal and energy substances to help it establish roots and become a healthy tree. 1Add rooting hormone into a jar with water. 2Put the end of the cutting in the jar, letting it soak for 12 to 24 hours. 3Put the bottom of the cutting in a quality potting medium. Tamp the soil, then water it until it is evenly moist. Maintain a temperature of 64 to 68 F. 4Keep the soil evenly moist. Put the cutting on window sill to receive plenty of light.************************************************************************************ Experimentation with cuttings is an excellent therapy. I am one of those who believe that people need plants. People need to see green leaves, and they want to be happy doing simple things and accomplishing what they can every day. In addition, this hobby can be profitable - you can grow seedlings and sell them several months later. We can make this planet a little bit greener, cleaner, and healthier! My favorite method for rooting involves a clear plastic container (Like a shoe box from Lowes or a clear-plastic container for cakes) and live moss from the nearby woods. There is an opinion that live moss has anti-mold properties. Also, it is easy to place layers of moss - like clumps or "shelves" with plenty of humid air in between - and then to place cuttings. It is easier and safer to lift the clumps of moss without damaging fragile young roots - when you inspect the cuttings periodically. Horizontal placement of the cuttings often leads to several roots growing at the cutting ends and in the middle, potentially producing 2-3 plants from one cutting. I keep the box at the room temperature, 5-6 ft away from windows. Last several photos illustrate the moss, and roots growing at one end or both ends, and even in the middle. Some people call this horizontal+live moss method "simplified" aeroponics (Wikipedia: aeroponics is the process of growing plants in an air or mist environment without the use of soil or an aggregate medium). Recently I decided to use very short, 3-3.5" long, cuttings. My experiments with short fig cuttings were surprisingly successful: those short 3-3.5" cuttings produced roots at the ends and even in the middle! I did not use any rooting hormone, and based on what I have read, rooting hormone may or may not contribute to the success. When I see approx. 1” long white roots, I gently move the cutting to a “pot” made of a clear plastic water bottle with 3-4 holes on the bottom. Clear plastic allows me to see the growing roots. I use regular potting soil, used coffee grounds and even used leaves of mint after drinking mint tea, offering overall loose soil for the roots to propagate. I can see air gaps in the soil (avocado roots seem to like these cavities), and the roots rapidly growing in this porous light-weight “soil”. Normally I place those plastic bottles with rooted cuttings in larger clear plastic containers like Sterlite 55 - 65" storage totes. I spray some water on my plants and keep these large containers closed. This creates a nice, warm humid environment, so I do not have to worry about watering my young plants too often. Some people prefer other, direct methods for rooting. They put cuttings 2" deep in the soil and then place a clear plastic bag on top of the pot with the cuttings. I believe that 2" deep is not the best. When I use this method - I plant my cuttings deeper, so only 2" of their tops are above the soil level. One reason is to keep the most of the cutting surface in the moist soil. Another reason - is that I saw roots growing in the middle of the cuttings. I never tried heating pads. I know that some people successfully use the back top portion of refrigerators for heating of their cuttings. However, I found an "opposite" ... when I placed cuttings in moist potting soil and left it sitting in the unheated garage (meaning cooler temperature and stable moisture level due to very slow evaporation during rather mild winter in Virginia) - many cuttings produced roots. This is just as another simple idea for those who likes experimenting. I am trying to stay away from what people do with my cuttings. One reason - is that every day I have too many things to do, with little time to keep responding to emails. The second reason is that when rooting does not go well - some buyers tend to blame the seller, and in the past they asked me for their money back, saying that my instructions were wrong, "I followed your instructions and the cuttings did not produce roots!" In summary, different people use different rooting methods - from dump paper in a zip-lock bag placed on top of refrigerator to a sophisticated ultrasonic fog system. I can't provide advice and/or take any responsibility for what my buyers do with my cuttings or how they perform rooting, grafting, etc. And unfortunately, my name is not Rockefeller, meaning that I can't refund every unsuccessful rooting experiment. Thank you for your understanding and good luck to you! Will be delivered from Virginia. Please click on the "see other items" button on top right side of the ad. Plant Kindness

Price: 10.99 USD

Location: King George, Virginia

End Time: 2024-11-28T20:02:28.000Z

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