Non-standard rooting

[samodelkin]

Rooting of thick sticks of trifoliates

[speedyturtle]

Hi Sam,

My rooting from cutting success rate is very low, maybe less than 20%. Can you please share your steps and tips to me?

Thanks,
AL

[david]

I have some success rooting poncirus. I use the newer wood. My success percentage goes down the older the wood taken for cuttings. Tell us how you do it.

[speedyturtle]

Jul 22, 2019 11:18:08 GMT -5 david said:

I have some success rooting poncirus. I use the newer wood. My success percentage goes down the older the wood taken for cuttings. Tell us how you do it.

Hi David,

I use new wood, within a year

1. Scraped the skin a little bit, then deep them in the rooting hormone, clone x

2. Filled the pots/cups Coconut coir

3. Used a pencil make a hole

4. placed the cuttings in the hole and pressed the side to firmed the cutting.

5. Covered the pots with plastic bags and let them sit under a shade area, under the tree no direct sunlight.

6. 2 weeks later, slowly moved them out to a area with 1/2 sun and shade. Sunlight during morning and afternoon, shade during afternoon.

[samodelkin]

Rooting in a coconut and a plastic bag. Rooted 20-30%. It is important to keep the leaves on the stalk - this will significantly increase the successful rooting

[david]

Thanks. Much like starting any cuttings. I think that my failures have a lot to do with using older wood from the top of the tree in order to facilitate blooming/bearing quicker. I do have success using the procedure you just outlined....when I use fresh wood. I have a habit of grafting FD to poncirus and using top tree wood. It works for grafting but cuttings make your success rate go way down.

[speedyturtle]

Hi Sam,

I took off all the leaf on the cutting before I tried to root them. I will try will the leaf next time.

I purchased a heating mat for my next attempt, hope that will increase the success rate.

[samodelkin]

The more leaves remain, the faster the rooting process

[samodelkin]

If there are no leaves on the stalk, they can be grafted.
You can plant a calamondin stalk on a lemon and root it. Fruits often persist. In a couple of months, the seedling will bloom

[speedyturtle]

Hi Sam,

Interesting, from what I read, it is better without leaf. Looks like you proved it it was wrong.

What kind of soil do you use for rooting?

Thanks,
AL

[samodelkin]

Coconut coir

[speedyturtle]

Thx Sam.

[Hershell]

I find leaves of trifoliates that root and grow buds. I would post a picture but haven’t mastered it yet. I’ll send Lazz a picture.

[millet]

Hershel, many kinks of citrus leaves will root, but never progress any further. The rooted leaf is a dead end. 

[Laaz]

Why in the first photo are the sticks upside down in the soil?