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Fresh cut plum cuttings from 46 year old tree for shipping

Jamie, thanks for the interesting and helpful information!... I wonder if some of these techniques would work for mulberry trees, too, and will probably be trying them to see if they do.
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LjFiggy, mullbery trees are easy to root from cuttings.  There are videos on Youtube  and I rooted several trees last year.  This is the one I watched to start mine. 

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Just cut this tree for the first time. We couldn't reach the plums and i want to net it this year. With this crazy weather it trying to flower already along with my citrus trees. If interested let me know have every size. I made a air layer that is full of roots. Started air layer about 6 weeks ago 8 dollers gets them to you as many as will fit Makes reddish purple plums.
~have you ever rooted plum tree cuttings ?? i have tried apples and pears no success ever not one ever rooted ,what is the system to get these cuttings to root ??thanks,
Hey Chuck! It's true most apples (not sure about pears) cannot be rooted by cuttings, except for apple trees with Burr knots on them! I discovered this when I was examining a burr knot growing from one of my parent's apple trees. I tried to figure out what this knotty looking growth was & researched it online, then found information (even a few youtube videos on it) explaining burr knots contain the material to makes roots AND new branches.. Also found how to take cuttings off a young twig growing from (out of) a burr knot on an apple tree.. I did this and now have a rooted cutting from the apple tree! Also worked when I tried to do an airlayer too late in the season on an apple tree (no burr knot). Nothing happened after 3 months so I took off the airlayer (with no roots) and left it by the tree in a cup. To my surprise a few weeks later in early October I came back to a cup full of roots! One last method that worked was partially breaking a young branch (right where this years wood meets 2nd year wood) on an apple tree in late August (again no burr knot) and left it to callous until late November. Stuck it in a cup of dirt in the garage and by late December, I had roots! I wonder if any of those methods would work on plum trees.. Hmmmm..
~thanks jamie very interesting i learned something~


You're welcome chuck, glad I could share something interesting that I learned with you & whoever else here might be interested :) One more thing I'm not sure I was clear on as far as breaking the young branch, ya can't break it all the way off. It must be left hanging & half attached to the mother tree until it forms the callous or it will die long before November when you go back for it.. Some people will make a hole through the middle of the branch and then stick a toothpick inside to keep it from healing shut and allow the callous to form.. Let us know if ya try it! I read this method works on almost anything so I will do more experimenting next summer :)
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Jamie, thanks for the interesting and helpful information!... I wonder if some of these techniques would work for mulberry trees, too, and will probably be trying them to see if they do.


I'm almost positive it would work on Mulberry trees LJfiggy! You're very welcome, glad I shared something of interest :) Just see the note above to chuck where I explained the process a little more clearly.. I hope I did at least! lol
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Chuck, that video is really great, i'm going to try his suggestions, and am also going to watch some of the other suggested videos. Thanks so much, I appreciate it.

Jamie, you're welcome :)
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Just cut this tree for the first time. We couldn't reach the plums and i want to net it this year. With this crazy weather it trying to flower already along with my citrus trees. If interested let me know have every size. I made a air layer that is full of roots. Started air layer about 6 weeks ago 8 dollers gets them to you as many as will fit Makes reddish purple plums.
~have you ever rooted plum tree cuttings ?? i have tried apples and pears no success ever not one ever rooted ,what is the system to get these cuttings to root ??thanks,
Hey Chuck! It's true most apples (not sure about pears) cannot be rooted by cuttings, except for apple trees with Burr knots on them! I discovered this when I was examining a burr knot growing from one of my parent's apple trees. I tried to figure out what this knotty looking growth was & researched it online, then found information (even a few youtube videos on it) explaining burr knots contain the material to makes roots AND new branches.. Also found how to take cuttings off a young twig growing from (out of) a burr knot on an apple tree.. I did this and now have a rooted cutting from the apple tree! Also worked when I tried to do an airlayer too late in the season on an apple tree (no burr knot). Nothing happened after 3 months so I took off the airlayer (with no roots) and left it by the tree in a cup. To my surprise a few weeks later in early October I came back to a cup full of roots! One last method that worked was partially breaking a young branch (right where this years wood meets 2nd year wood) on an apple tree in late August (again no burr knot) and left it to callous until late November. Stuck it in a cup of dirt in the garage and by late December, I had roots! I wonder if any of those methods would work on plum trees.. Hmmmm..
~thanks jamie very interesting i learned something~
You're welcome chuck, glad I could share something interesting that I learned with you & whoever else here might be interested :) One more thing I'm not sure I was clear on as far as breaking the young branch, ya can't break it all the way off. It must be left hanging & half attached to the mother tree until it forms the callous or it will die long before November when you go back for it.. Some people will make a hole through the middle of the branch and then stick a toothpick inside to keep it from healing shut and allow the callous to form.. Let us know if ya try it! I read this method works on almost anything so I will do more experimenting next summer :)
~thanks again i will note this about leaving attached ,i think that might make a big diff,thanks,and never heard of this but does make sence to me.~
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I have recently tried rooting plum cuttings and have found them to be very stubborn. After doing some research I found that most people graft plums for this very reason. That being said I am still going to try to air root an amazing plum tree I found last spring. If anyone has experience rooting plums I would love to hear your process. I have gotten my plum cuttings to send out leaves and live for about 4 months, then die very suddenly with no root growth. When rooting apple cuttings its important to keep in mind that most apples are grafted onto hardier root-stock, especially in colder climates. So make sure to find out if the tree you are rooting was indeed grafted. 
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I have recently tried rooting plum cuttings and have found them to be very stubborn. After doing some research I found that most people graft plums for this very reason. That being said I am still going to try to air root an amazing plum tree I found last spring. If anyone has experience rooting plums I would love to hear your process. I have gotten my plum cuttings to send out leaves and live for about 4 months, then die very suddenly with no root growth. When rooting apple cuttings its important to keep in mind that most apples are grafted onto hardier root-stock, especially in colder climates. So make sure to find out if the tree you are rooting was indeed grafted. 


Ugh.. That's right Becky, I totally forgot about that.. Dang it.. Oh well, hopefully I may get lucky but if not I can try my hand at grafting as well but first need to acquire some good rootstock.. Still excited that the rooting method worked, but will have to try it on other plants/trees that do well on their own roots..

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