I was wondering, I sent some cutting out the other day. i had to trim em down to fit in the box. what i cut off had at least one node, some had 2. could i then in therory possibly get some of hem to root and get more trees. they are only aboyt 2 inches long. i put them in a small cup with a little water so they wouldnt dry out. while i figured out if it was worth the shot.

they should root.

Dave,
     I have a few of those little pieces and broken branches too.  What I did was label them and then put them all is a zip lock bag with some damp spagnum moss just like my "real" cuttings.  None of them have rooted yet, but I am going to keep them in there until something happens.  I think you should give it a try......Good Luck.
                                               

Jon once had a thread "One node wonders".
Looked like it works.

Try going through that thread. Just can't link it now from my iPhone.

I recently rooted 12 Ventura cuttings that were between 1 and 3 inches, some only had one node.  As an experiment I threw them all into a plastic shoebox with damp chopped Sphag moss.  A real pain to untangle the roots but it worked.

the test i did this summer was simply putting one node left over in a soil mix. they rooted fine. but water control was little harder. they rooted they all rotted. so rooting is no big problem. keeping them alive it totally up to the person doing the rooting :)

Well i decided to pop the 6 or 7 little parts into a bag of moist seeding mix, and threw it ontop of the big freezer. i dont even want to look at it until x-mass. see how she goes. they are mainly celeste, but there may be brown turkey and desert king in there as well.

That's the best thing Dave, just forget about them and come back in December for big Christmas present.  "Surprise" !!

You may have to do some root seperation after all that time, but what the hey, you get a chance to get up close and personal with your cuttings. It will be a type of bonding.  They will never forget you for it.

Never had luck doing anything in a baggie. so maybe forgetting about it will help. eather way this will be a learning experience.

the bags dont work for me, because I am too curious and touch them a lot, so the plastic ends up touching the cuttings, and not enough space inside for my big hands...that is why I opt for the plastic containers that comes with salad greens, they have a more stiff walls and the lid fits nicely... I put something (either a cutting or a piece of styrofoam ) as a pillow for the cuttings, a bit of wet paper in the bottom some moss, and another paper on top, so I remove the blanket and can inspect them, yeah, you may say I am addicted to them, and have to see them often.

never thought of that. i use ice cream buckets and deli containers to sprout citrus rootstock

hard to explain.. but you can "pump" the ziplock bag to put enough air in there for the cuttings will not be in too much contact with the bag. besides, i wrap them in paper towel, so my hand only touches the paper towel most of the time. of course, i wash my hand with soap and sanitize them with those germ sanitizer before starting undoing all the cuttings to check on the roots.

My little one nodeers. I cupped them up and have loads of roots but that's it nothing above the soil at all. But the roots keep growing so time will tell.

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