I have tried numerous times with rooting powder, dip-n-grow and clonex to try and root cuttings from my Peach and Nectarine trees. I've tried in spring as many have suggested, I've tried air layering in the summer and fall, I've tried rooting cuttings taken from the trees this fall too. Every time nothing sprouts any roots. When doing the cuttings I always make sure there are at least 3 nodes. I've tried removing the outer layer of bark on some, while leaving some bark on, using different rooting compound products like stated above. I always use growing domes to keep the humidity up as well. Is there a secret to rooting peach and nectarine cuttings?

If anyone can make any suggestions, I'd like to hear them please! Thank you!

:-)

Seriously, peaches are very hard to root. Some people have rooted them but it never worked for me. Root cuttings are supposed to work, but of course if your mother tree is grafted that will not be very helpful.

Scott

I've got lots of peach varieties grafted to random peach seedlings.

Some people on this forum have indicated poor success sprouting peach seedlings, but I believe that is related to the peach seed they are using.

I've read many varieties of peach seed will not sprout (supposedly the early varieties are the most problematic). I've not noticed that issue, but I haven't paid a lot of attention.

I just plant the peach pits (from drops) about an inch down and throw a bit of wood chips over them and they sprout. I don't let the pits dry, but plant them straight out of the peach.

I don't give them any water or special care other than trying not to mow them off or spray them when they sprout.

a lack of too little green thumbs maybe?
now seriously, What’s the purpose of taking peach cuttings? ask yourself this question.

As you obviously already know, there are multiple and less cumbersome ways to propagate a peach /nectarine.
for me personally? it was a challenge and It was purely an experiment
Once, someone told me, Peach and Nectas will not multiply by cuttings, It would be an impossible task to do such a thing as an amateur.
Well, from that moment I was triggered. Ultimately I managed to figure out this issue … as in my case sometimes you wrangle up an (alleged) secret.
Before doing the cuttings half woody,green stage cuttings a number of important parameters are there. Of course first of all, a minimum presence of green thumbs is desired.
The beginning:
Choose the most favorable period to start, for me, the most important month of mid July : First start with preparation of your cuttings by girdling. IMO Girdling is the key to success! ‘Girdling them’ careful just below a button.
Girdling is performed by a (very) thin iron wire and leave this for a week on your tree, with the aim of stimulat extra Auxin, this natural hormon promotes root formation, at this point of the girdling will appear the roots.
Auxin hormones are up to present.in that time of the year.
Prefer vertical growing water sprouts, These are the very best cuttings because they contain the most natural Auxin content.
The technique is pretty simple even without using a fog machine, room temperature is OK, to prevent dehydration halve the leaves avoid direct sunlight the soil mix should be moderately moist. Keep in mind not wet! a perlite mixture is excellent. Use extra Root hormon, I prefere Clonex.
Within a time frame of just three weeks there was root growth.
This technique was equally successful in both, stone fruits, sweet cherry as well as pitfruits such as apples and pears, maybe even applicable with other ornamental trees or fruit species…Perhaps Mangoes?

Since my command of the English language is not up to much, it seems to me very difficult to correctly describe all essential acts in details. I am sorry for that.
My language barrier is the stumbling Block, for truly interested any of you, My concise explanation I have written in a French language
There maybe someone who this French manual would like to translate in English?
I would really appreciate that.. For now, at least an impression of my results achieved :

Anyone can ask me by mail

Best regards.
Alcedo

I will try this method with my own trees next year and see how it works.

Scott

Its too bad its late fall or I would be having fun with this idea now.

Scott

alcedo