JBP - Successfully propagating from candle cuttings
Posted: November 2nd, 2023, 11:00 am
Ok so I'll share my experimenting and methods here for striking mature JBP candle cuttings.
I first tried this in December 2021. These were my first few black pines I had bought in Perth, so I thought wouldn't it be great to be able to use the strong shoots we cut off and dispose of when decandling, to grow my collection of stock. I took a variety of different sizes and lengths to see what did and didn't work.
To my surprise by around July the next year (2022) i had roots through the bottom of the pot. Out of 12 cuttings I had 6 successful, and then once seperating and potting on in August 1 died. The remaining 5 are going strong today. I took note of the types of cutting that worked.
I repeated this again last summer in December 2022. This time I took more and just used the type of cuttings that were successful past time. I have had a roughly 50% success rate again. I had roots in late winter again and seperated and potted individually in August 2023. I am optimistic that 50% success can be improved upon as they did get particularly wet this year which I think led to some rotting. I also have a pot of cuttings taken in Autumn 2023 which still look ok so far just to see what happens.
See below for pictures of the process and what the successful cuttings look like. Also the pines I took the cuttings from. I wouldn't say they are super young but they aren't very old pines either if that plays a part.
The first batch December 2021 all different types.
One of the successful cuttings from 2021 being repotted for the 2nd time August 2023.
Some of the original 2021 cuttings today November 2023.
December 2022. The types of cuttings I find most successful and how I prepare them. Pluck the neddles up the shoot and then dip in clonex gel and stick in a cut down pot together in a gritty mix.
What the pot of 2022 cuttings looked like August 2023 before seperating.
August 2023 seperating the December 2022 cuttings.
One of the 2022 cuttings today.
One of the jbp's propagated from
The other
I first tried this in December 2021. These were my first few black pines I had bought in Perth, so I thought wouldn't it be great to be able to use the strong shoots we cut off and dispose of when decandling, to grow my collection of stock. I took a variety of different sizes and lengths to see what did and didn't work.
To my surprise by around July the next year (2022) i had roots through the bottom of the pot. Out of 12 cuttings I had 6 successful, and then once seperating and potting on in August 1 died. The remaining 5 are going strong today. I took note of the types of cutting that worked.
I repeated this again last summer in December 2022. This time I took more and just used the type of cuttings that were successful past time. I have had a roughly 50% success rate again. I had roots in late winter again and seperated and potted individually in August 2023. I am optimistic that 50% success can be improved upon as they did get particularly wet this year which I think led to some rotting. I also have a pot of cuttings taken in Autumn 2023 which still look ok so far just to see what happens.
See below for pictures of the process and what the successful cuttings look like. Also the pines I took the cuttings from. I wouldn't say they are super young but they aren't very old pines either if that plays a part.
The first batch December 2021 all different types.
One of the successful cuttings from 2021 being repotted for the 2nd time August 2023.
Some of the original 2021 cuttings today November 2023.
December 2022. The types of cuttings I find most successful and how I prepare them. Pluck the neddles up the shoot and then dip in clonex gel and stick in a cut down pot together in a gritty mix.
What the pot of 2022 cuttings looked like August 2023 before seperating.
August 2023 seperating the December 2022 cuttings.
One of the 2022 cuttings today.
One of the jbp's propagated from
The other