Propogating red dogwood

[cavey]

They look great. Do you have any pics on how much rooting they achieved? Just sand in the box?

I dont sorry, The sand box has too much sand I should have blended it more for better root growth, its pretty nutrient poor pit sand ( the miracle grow bag trick puts on way more root growth) - and I dont water it much as its out at the farm (the box) so that has an impact. I leave them in for two years then lift them - in the sand they separate out really easy.

 

[H20fwler]

I've started a bunch of ROD and yellow dogwood cuttings just pushing them down in the muddy dirt early spring leaving a few buds above ground and walking away from them. I normally cut and plant them same day, have used rooting hormone powder from Walmart before seems about the same with or without. I try and cut them a foot or better long and push them in pretty deep.

 

[Telemark]

I've started a bunch of ROD and yellow dogwood cuttings just pushing them down in the muddy dirt early spring leaving a few buds above ground and walking away from them. I normally cut and plant them same day, have used rooting hormone powder from Walmart before seems about the same with or without. I try and cut them a foot or better long and push them in pretty deep.

This has worked for me as well. I have much better success using a metal rod about the size of the cuttings to make the hole the right depth and then push the cutting down into the hole and moosh the dirt in with my boot heel.

 

[H20fwler]

This has worked for me as well. I have much better success using a metal rod about the size of the cuttings to make the hole the right depth and then push the cutting down into the hole and moosh the dirt in with my boot heel.

Yep, if I do many, I'll use an electric fence post.

 

[ruskbucks]

I had good growth out of the ROD cuttings i planted at home last spring. From last spring till now about 18 inches. I poked them thru a piece cardboard and it seemed to work pretty well to keep the weeds down. The other picture is cuttings i planted this spring.

 

[fingers]

I like the cardboard weed mat idea

 

[bigboreblr]

Crows are smart.

Did the cardboard weedmat on spruces a few years back. One day i looked in thr backyard and one crow would lift the cardboard with its beak while the other would get bugs. Every 3-4 trees they'd switch.

Siljy dogwood survived a -18 deg f winter in zone 3b NY adirondacks and flooding too. Red osier srill alive 3-4 years but not thriving. Might just need caging or fertilizer.

 

[SD51555]

I moved 400 ROD on my from own property up to my yard this spring. I tore them out by hand and replanted immediately into 4-8 stem clusters. It took me about 3 hours to do it and cost me zero. So far, I've got 100% survival per cluster, and I'd bet 90% survival of all stems. Some were really short on roots, but I threw them in the hole anyway.