Jzack605
Chumono
Collected some hawthorn and crabapple cuttings today while at clients. Curious what people’s success rates have been with Haw cuttings.
Interesting idea. I say go for it. Why not?I have a smallish crimson cloud in my landscape. It has sent up suckers from the rootstalk that I want to propagate. I have nothing close to a professional set up to do cuttings so I don't want to risk that. If I bend it down and try to ground layer, would that work?
Most likely your Crimson Cloud is a grafted tree so all suckers from the rootstalk will be Cratgus media or whatever they used for rootstock. I have done some ground layers in a pot of soil on an elevated stand. I guess that's airlayering, but I didn't cut the bark or anything. I just buried a branch in and out of the soil.I have a smallish crimson cloud in my landscape. It has sent up suckers from the rootstalk that I want to propagate. I have nothing close to a professional set up to do cuttings so I don't want to risk that. If I bend it down and try to ground layer, would that work?
Yes the rootstock is what I would want the layer to be for the hardiness. Plus I'm a fan of Harry Harrington's work with collected hawthorne. I dont kmow if id live long enough for these starts to reach that size or quality, but it would be fun to grow anyway.Most likely your Crimson Cloud is a grafted tree so all suckers from the rootstalk will be Cratgus media or whatever they used for rootstock. I have done some ground layers in a pot of soil on an elevated stand. I guess that's airlayering, but I didn't cut the bark or anything. I just buried a branch in rand out of the soil.
I wanted to mention that I took my cuttings in early spring, as soon as I saw movement in the new buds.
Same with malusThe best way is to take root cuttings when you repot,hawthorns usually have thick roots that like to grow straight down,they will take easily.