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| I'm going to experiment with taking cuttings from my Fraser's Photinia bushes.
I plan to take new growth cuttings(red tips), do it early in the morning and place them in a moist plastic bag during the cutting process. I have rooting powder and am planning to use those jiffy compost pellets to get them growing. I know they will need to be kept moist and will be covered with a clear plastic lid. My actual question is about the cutting method. Should I use a clean sharp knife, scissors or should I "pinch" them off? Also should the cut be straight or at an angle? Thanks in advance of any advice Nigel |
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| Clean cuts with shears when stems are firm enough to snap when bent - but not firm enough to bend without snapping readily, or still so soft that then are smashed when so tested. Still-red new growth is liable to be too juvenile. |
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| Thanks for the advice. Please for give my tardiness in replying. |
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