I am asked this many times. I like to use the baggy method to see the root development. Here are some of my extra cuttings that I decided to put in a special mix and hope for the best. I don't know what the mix is consisted of...??? it drains well. I lost some big trees from RKN and so I microwaved its potting mix and reused it for these special projects........... These cuttings are an average of about 3-4 inches. The important thing is to not have the cuttings to close to each other in case one dies and starts to mold. The bag has a few small holes. Normally I use a needle to poke holes. I am planning to separate the three cuttings when the trees go dormant in January. The second pot, I am going to pour out the cuttings and the mix in 2 weeks. This variety roots fast. It doesn't have an official name, I just call it Family Favorite. In the future may be called the Black Mamba....LOL

NICE JOB. ROOTS EVERY WHERE! I ALSO ROOT IN BAGS. WHEN I HAVE ROOTS EVERYWHERE IT CONFUSES ME. I PLANTED TWO CUTTING THAT HAD MASSIVE ROOTS OVER WHOLE CUTTING SIDE WAYS. MADE LIKE 6 PLANTS IN ONE POT. WHEN IT GROWS UP WILL HAVE MAJOR BRANCHING FROM BOTTOM. GOING TO TRAIN IT TO GROW WIDE AND ONLY 6 FOOT TALL

Amando
Good start.
What kind of soil are you using. It looks like some kind of crushed rock (like lava rock)?

I've put a few in a pot, but separating them when dormant isn't easy.  Their roots co-mingle.  It is what it is.  You will have to root prune, but as long as you top prune, it will all work out great!

Suzi

I agree. If more than one cutting in a pot survive, prepare for a nightmare .
I did that last year and never again .

Ottawan: I will investigate the mix. The original collector sold me many trees. I will text him tommorow. Suzi and Greenfig: This is just an experiment, do you think I should seperate them out now...??? If leave all in the same pot maybe I will twist them together...??? These are extras anyway.

Armando, wait until they go dormant to separate.  I've bare-rooted and root pruned ~9 month old trees without issue.

Hi Armando,
Nice start .
Keep them together and later -should/can be following year - airlayer the ones you want to pot separately . Later, you can pot them up, all together.
If you try to separate them now or too soon, you might kill them all .
Just my opinion, they are yours, the decision is yours :) .
For the question, for me, my perfect answer is: Rather stick them in the ground !

I've done this as well But I use 2 per pot on varieties I have excess cuttings of. Then, if I give them away, it's 2 plants. If I sell, its 2 for 1. I plant 2 to a hole on my property anyway. I have 5 acres but two per hole is a great combo of space saving and maximum production. I should add the two per hole method is with two of the same variety.

Armando, when you pot them like this, do you use a bottom or other heat source?  I have a few extra sticks I may try out this method.   Thanks.

Thanks for all the advice. Will keep them together and see in the winter how the roots look. May be able to seperate one or none...??? I like the idea one price for the price of three. I think in the future I will get a bigger pot and put 2 different varieties and no twisting of them. The only heat source is a warm home, they are inside by a window.

If you want to separate them the best way to is to put them in a pail full of warm water, rinse the soil away, them gently tease the roots apart.  Then you can pot them up separately.

Thanks JDSFrance...get airlayers in the future, sounds like a possibility. Thanks Rcantor, since I have a lot of extra cuttings, will leave it alone. Dirtguy: The info I got is that its a mixture of well composted cow manure, coarse perlite, coarse sand used for gardening and potting mix. This what he texted me. I will ask more questions tommorow.

Well I changed my mind after seeing figarita successfully separated her Panache figlets that were in a similar situation.  Thanks to Rcantor I used a bucket with warm water and soaked it for about 5 minutes and worked them gently apart. I did lose one or two roots, but overall was successful to have them all healthy and in their own pots.