hopless500
Trundling along
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- not-as-flat-as-you-think Norfolk
Pyracantha is almost bombproof. It should take no problem 
Propagating Plants
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- Glasgow
we are nearly flooded here 
@User9609 when I moved house I made babies from my vine, this vine came from Cyprus, grew in a greenhouse, somebody rooted a cutting outside that became a really large perennial - no grapes of course.
6 years later, the cuttings I took survive the Scottish weather, snow and all.
I did cut below the node in deep winter, from wooden branches. Left the cuttings in plastic bags outdoors, just the tops peeping out, in a little compost.
By the following spring they had rooted. My greatest gardening success, really.
Mrs M
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- Aberdeenshire
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
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- Bristol
That was last year.... A year on and they haven't grown much... I may have killed off one pot, but these ones are even attempting to flower!
And just to show what that can turn into in a couple of years: (one I prepared earlier)
[QUOTE 4309903, member: 9609"]Probably an odd question but; Do plants have an expected lifespan, and when you take a cutting will the cutting be like a new born or would it only live as long as the plant it was cut from?
for instance, if a plant has an expected lifespan of 30 years, and you took a cutting when it was 20 year old, would the cutting live for 10 or 30 years?[/QUOTE]
Pyracanthas live for a fairly long time, the only real problem when they get older is the thickness of the stem and the amount of regrowth when you cut them back. A new cutting would act like a new plant.
Generally, hardwood cuttings are probably easiest to take in the late autumn, shove them in the ground and see what takes the following spring.
for instance, if a plant has an expected lifespan of 30 years, and you took a cutting when it was 20 year old, would the cutting live for 10 or 30 years?[/QUOTE]
Pyracanthas live for a fairly long time, the only real problem when they get older is the thickness of the stem and the amount of regrowth when you cut them back. A new cutting would act like a new plant.
Generally, hardwood cuttings are probably easiest to take in the late autumn, shove them in the ground and see what takes the following spring.
Dave 123
Legendary Member
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- Cambridgeshire alps
[QUOTE 4309903, member: 9609"]Probably an odd question but; Do plants have an expected lifespan, and when you take a cutting will the cutting be like a new born or would it only live as long as the plant it was cut from?
for instance, if a plant has an expected lifespan of 30 years, and you took a cutting when it was 20 year old, would the cutting live for 10 or 30 years?[/QUOTE]
It should go the full 30.
Always take cuttings from strong, healthy stock.
Always disinfect your tool after use. That's probably a good rule for many things.
for instance, if a plant has an expected lifespan of 30 years, and you took a cutting when it was 20 year old, would the cutting live for 10 or 30 years?[/QUOTE]
It should go the full 30.
Always take cuttings from strong, healthy stock.
Always disinfect your tool after use. That's probably a good rule for many things.