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Timing and the type of cutting made and the particular shrub species influence success. Some shrubs can readily be started from 6 to 8 inch hardwood cuttings taken during the dormant season.

Bundle the cuttings, lay them on their sides and bury in sand or sawdust. Store the cuttings in a cool frost free location for the winter. Plant them in sand or vermiculite next spring.

Jun 03, How to Root Hardwood Cuttings. Cut off a hardwood cutting that is 12 to 48 ( cm.) inches long. Trim the end of the cutting to be planted just below where a leafbud grows on the branch. Cut off the top of the branch so that there are at least Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins.

Taking Cuttings - Plants for (almost) Free Step 1: Take Your Cutting. Look at the plant your are taking a cutting from and look for a small to medium sized side Step 2: Get Your Pot and Cutting Ready. Fill a small pot or if you are taking lots of cutting a plant cell tray with Step 3: Dip in. Aug 18, Hardwood cuttings are used most often for deciduous shrubs but can be used for many evergreens. Examples of plants propagated at the hardwood stage include forsythia, privet, fig, grape, and spirea.

The three types of hardwood cuttings are straight, mallet, and heel (Figure 3). A straight cutting is the most commonly used stem treeclear.barted Reading Time: 8 mins.