Cherry cuttings

[doc spring _work]

Got a few branches (not truly a few) from a cherry orchards late winter pruning!

And if these all root I'm sooo screwed

I've arranged to have around 7 of them planted..

I don't think they'll all be successful but if they are I have quite a swarm of plants to work with.

Might do a clump style with a few. What other styles should I work with?

(I still have more unprocessed branches outside XD)

I predict the big bin won't be successful but there was nothing inside it so I figured I had branches and might as well take the shot, truly experimenting with propagation and seeing what works best!
(I think I may apply rooting hormone to a branch or two and bury them just below the soil, see if they wont naturally raft (very unlikely))
Very excited for the next 3 months wish me luck!

 

[dbonsaiw]

That’s more than a few. Good luck. You could have a cherry forest and then some.

 

[Hack Yeah!]

Awesome, plant some at drastic angles!

 

[jszg]

This tech for rose cuttings might extend to their cousins in Prunus:

Wrapping cuttings

If you haven't already discovered it, The Rose Hybridizers Association and its Forum are great places to learn about many things concerning ...

pushingtheroseenvelope.blogspot.com

 

[doc spring _work]

This tech for rose cuttings might extend to their cousins in Prunus:

Wrapping cuttings

If you haven't already discovered it, The Rose Hybridizers Association and its Forum are great places to learn about many things concerning ...

pushingtheroseenvelope.blogspot.com

Might have to give that a shot! Much of what I'm doing is based on research, the black bucket is replicating the water bucket technique I've seen, I did change it up by adding a lot of perlite with a top layer of dried moss to control the humidity inside,

The clusters of three are a traditional 70:30 mix with great drainage (photo included) those get mist twice a day,

And since I still had a massive pile of sticks I grabbed maybe 10 branches, added some rooting hormone (hormex no1) and tucked them in the big ol tub, still technically winter up here so I'm hoping to see if my environment can just, support the cuttings, if so there's a church nearby that doesn't take care of a chunk of their property.

Might go over there trim up the grass and see if I cant plug a few into the ground for a future semi-yamadori or possibly just to collect more cuttings in the future.

I also have a farmer friend who wants half a dozen of the little things for our ren faire we built around 2-3 years ago now.

That’s more than a few. Good luck. You could have a cherry forest and then some.

I do think I may have to make a forest bonsai, plenty of rocks around here so maybe I build a full forest scene in a large pot.. I'll need to buy some clay and make that me thinks. Still I think at most that'll only use at most 15 of these I think I underestimated how many I could produce... It's insane the orchard let me have all of this for free after I offered to pay.

 

[doc spring _work]

All of my indoor cutting are showing signs of waking from dormancy, buds are turning green, I'm certain soon I will have little leaves sprouting everywhere.

It snowed outside so I think the massive cluster of cuttings will take quite some more time

 

[leatherback]

what species do you have there?
Cherry is not know for rooting well from cuttings, afaik.

 

[doc spring _work]

what species do you have there?
Cherry is not know for rooting well from cuttings, afaik.

I never figured out the particular variety, I do know it's a sweet cherry... Interesting to hear that they don't root well... I've seen hundreds of videos about successful cherry cuttings and the recommended rooting hormone is only hormex no:1 not very strong at all .... I'll see if I can get ahold of the orchard again to see what variety of cherry cuttings I actually collected

 

[leatherback]

interesting. WOuld be great if they can easily root from cutting. Will follow along!

 

[doc spring _work]

what species do you have there?
Cherry is not know for rooting well from cuttings, afaik.

Orchard got back to me, so their trees are a mix of van and bing cherries.. I'll have to wait till fruiting to see how many of what I got, good news is if they cross pollinate later the seeds have a good chance of producing the Rainier variety.

 

[doc spring _work]

All of my indoor cutting are showing signs of waking from dormancy, buds are turning green, I'm certain soon I will have little leaves sprouting everywhere.

It snowed outside so I think the massive cluster of cuttings will take quite some more time

The buds are starting to swell.... Very eager to see them bloom.. as these are the first cuttings I haven't had die out I must admit I'm incredibly excited and (although I know there won't be change in a day or two) I keep finding myself examining the buds every day someone bless me with forgetfulness else I may drive my self insane!

I did have to move one of the cuttings to different planter box (probably doomed it in the process) no roots (I know it should take about 2 months before rooting)... Which brings me to a big question, if that particular cutting didn't have roots why is it's buds swelling and preparing to pop out?

I was under the impression that trees sent all their store their energy in their roots during the winter then send all that up during the spring, I am simulating spring conditions in my room (where I'm rooting most of these while spring comes)

Do cherries do this no matter what? I hope they do produce leaves so I can get more energy into the cuttings but I'm walking in completely unfamiliar territory, most videos discussing propagation just skip months ahead and show them with roots!

Super excited no matter what happens as I'm finally getting to try everything I've studied for nearly a year out, (aside from my Sequoia). Know this is a game of patience so hopefully come true spring/summer I'll be incredibly overwhelmed by the work and just learn to appreciate that fall/winter reflection time.

Sorry about the rant! Seems I let what was supposed to be a quick update into a rant!!
Photos of swelling buds below

 

[TrevorLarsen]

Often cuttings will start to grow and look like they will live but then die since they have no roots. They just use the energy stored in the cutting, but they don’t make roots. That has happened to me, but hopefully yours actually make roots. I haven’t tried cherry before though.

 

[19Mateo83]

Did the cutting you moved look like it was starting to develop any callous tissue?

 

[doc spring _work]

Did the cutting you moved look like it was starting to develop any callous tissue?

None, it also hasn't been a huge amount of time though. Only maybe week or so since the original cuttings

 

[doc spring _work]

Often cuttings will start to grow and look like they will live but then die since they have no roots. They just use the energy stored in the cutting, but they don’t make roots. That has happened to me, but hopefully yours actually make roots. I haven’t tried cherry before though.

I had thought that might be the case, I reduced the buds on plenty of the cuttings and quite a few have plenty of mass (which should mean stored energy in sap) guess ill have to see how it plays out in the end, i did do several different methods here from small cuttings to semi-raft cuttings and a few that are just massive whips with minimal reduction.

Updates pending changes in the plants, should certainly know by May if there are any successful cuttings, if not I'll try a raw water method I saw getting the exposed cambium soaked for 12 hours then dried for 12, it appeared rather successful.

 

[leatherback]

I was under the impression that trees sent all their store their energy in their roots during the winter

Nah, this is a misconception.
Major part of the reserves are stored in the trunk and branches. Besides this, the buds are mini-sprouts; They just need water added to expand into small young sprouts with leaves. These then aid in root formation. For many species inter cuttings start to throw roots parallel to after top-growth starts. So leaves on a cutting is not a sign of roots. Some notorious species (creatagus) can go a full growing season without actually forming roots, and then die by next spring.

 

[doc spring _work]

Nah, this is a misconception.
Major part of the reserves are stored in the trunk and branches. Besides this, the buds are mini-sprouts; They just need water added to expand into small young sprouts with leaves. These then aid in root formation. For many species inter cuttings start to throw roots parallel to after top-growth starts. So leaves on a cutting is not a sign of roots. Some notorious species (creatagus) can go a full growing season without actually forming roots, and then die by next spring.

Oh yikes!! From what I've read fortunately cherry cuttings tend to root by two months, I also know that the leaves should help the cutting store energy, so if by those 2 months I'll try letting them sit in water. It's funny how much they forgot to tell you about cuttings when your researching!

 

[19Mateo83]

I have a few cuttings of plum I think? Pink flowers…. Anywho, I took heel cuttings and dipped them in hormodin 3. Let them sit for about a half hour, planted in pure pumice with a humidity dome and on a seedling heating pad for bottom heat. They are also budding out like yours so it will be interesting to see how both of ours turn out. I also have two nishiki gawa Japanese maple cuttings I treated the same way except I used dip and grow on them. They haven’t broken bud yet but they are starting to swell.

If any of your cuttings have the tip buds they theoretically will help produce the auxins to help with root formation.

Not exactly sure the species but the pink flowers are pretty

 

[doc spring _work]

I have a few cuttings of plum I think? Pink flowers…. Anywho, I took heel cuttings and dipped them in hormodin 3. Let them sit for about a half hour, planted in pure pumice with a humidity dome and on a seedling heating pad for bottom heat. They are also budding out like yours so it will be interesting to see how both of ours turn out. I also have two nishiki gawa Japanese maple cuttings I treated the same way except I used dip and grow on them. They haven’t broken bud yet but they are starting to swell.

You'll have to let me know! I do know plums are closely related to cherries! So the strange budding behavior could be a genus trait.

My set up is similar but much more.... Budget, I need to get a humidifier In my space I think but I use a heater near the main plant station (my dresser) to keep the soil cozy and spring/summer like to encourage the break of dormancy.

I wouldn't change the pot on the cutting for at least two months as I know that's when cherries tend to have safely rooted! Feel free to add photos of your cuttings and their progress as they come here!!

 

[19Mateo83]

You'll have to let me know! I do know plums are closely related to cherries! So the strange budding behavior could be a genus trait.

My set up is similar but much more.... Budget, I need to get a humidifier In my space I think but I use a heater near the main plant station (my dresser) to keep the soil cozy and spring/summer like to encourage the break of dormancy.

I wouldn't change the pot on the cutting for at least two months as I know that's when cherries tend to have safely rooted! Feel free to add photos of your cuttings and their progress as they come here!!

Just a tip for future rooting projects Dr. Try using the clear solo cups so you can see when they strike opposed to an opaque container. It definitely helps take the guess work out of it. I will be happy to add them here.