Pup wrote:Well now I have had to rethink the species. I also remembered when I cut the top of in November I stuck it in some soil, just to see what would happen.
Well it is now 2 months since I did it and this is what it looks like.
Now I am not sure if it will get any where, but as I had cut it of I had nothing to lose. Nothing special just a pot lying around with some Akadama.
So I just Plonked it in.
Now that we are not sure what it is. I do have a question.For you Grant, have you ever tried cuttings
if you have what sucess rate and what method please
Now here are the pics of the cutting 2 months down the track.
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Hi Pup,
I never tried cuttings of Banksia serrata as it grew so prolifically from seed but my thick trunk, corky bark Integrifolia I could never get seed so I
always
grew it from cutting with an extremly high success rate, say 80% or more and never any misting or bottom heat. Just as you have done there i would use cuttings from a strong portion of the tree, give a slight angle cut on the base and I usually used a rooting gel. Some say it doesn't help the plant strike but just increases the amount of roots that do strike. I used numerous cutting mixes over the years from straight sand, gravel, peat, vermiculite, perlite, prepared cutting raising mix and straight potting mix without to much difference I must say. Late spring into summer is a good time.
Let us know how the cuttings grow and whether they develop the lignotuber (the lumpy base) quickly or not. Some say cutting grown Port Jackson Fig for instance don't swell like seedling grown PJ Figs but I never noticed any difference after a few years.
Grant Bowie
