Chinese Elm Cuttings

I have a Chinese elm and was interested in taking some of the longer shoots for stem cuttings. I can't seem to find a good source for info on those, but apparently you can take hardwood cuttings this time of year? I was just going to take some clips of this year's growth.

Do I just clip, remove all but the last two sets of leaves, rooting hormone, place in growing media and go from there? I took some Fukien Tea cuttings earlier this year this way and it worked out great.

What is the max diameter that I can do this with reasonable success?

Don't know if it'll work this time of year, but you should have good success with cuttings up to about 1/8" in diameter. I take off the lowest two or three leaves, dust with rooting powder and stick in a good medium that will remain moist. Bag or mist to keep humidity high.

These root like noones business. I take the lowest 2-4 leaves off leaving 2-4 on the stem. I'll take a 2ft whip and make 5-10 cuttings off each whip. Pearlite with some spag moss to retain some extra moisture, no hormone, and usually use a Tupperware or clear storage bin for a humidity dome and I get about a 90-95% success.... you are a little late in the season but you can prob get them to root indoors over the winter and move em out in the spring

I took these in early August. I think any later than that they might not make it thru winter. Unless of course you take them in over the winter. That works too

Plan was definitely to take them in over winter. Grow under grow lights along with my tropicals. I would daily water in small amounts just like I did to Fukiens. I didn't do any humidity chambers or anything to them and they turned out amazingly.

Guess it's worth taking a swing at. The downside is pretty mininal

Do it to it