Earlier today I did what you just demonstrated, Mike. It was sleeting at my house just like in your video. I have a number of mature forsythias and unlimited cuttings. This is going to be great fun and I might even make a few bucks someday! Thanks!
You're an absolute GENIUS...I will NEVER throw my trimmings away again on my forsythia. I have one growing in the back that just gets out of control, it's like a weed. I'm going to grow more now....Whooo hooo. Thank you
I bet you have a nice hedge row of forsythia by now 😉 My parents did that exact same thing when I was a child. It was always so spectacular in the spring 😍
Mike, thank you so much for sharing!!! Of all the attempts I've made to start a business, I believe this is most do-able for me...I attribute that to your ability to make this look so easy. I know it will be a lot of work and require a lot of patience but your videos and sharing has really got me fired up. Again, thank you, so much!
These root like crazy. I trimmed a huge plant and threw all the trimmed limbs into the woods onto a leave pile to compost down. This summer I'm cleaning the yard edges and there's a huge mass of forsythia bush instead of compost. It happens to be a good spot for a bush, so I'm leaving it. Maybe I'll take cuttings this winter for more plants to move around my property.
Mike, even though this is 12 year's ago you did NOT miss cutting close to the node. That particular cutting was turned upside down. What you trimmed off was the extra length that you used with the palm of your hand.
@sfitz-rp4du 4 years later if you are anyone else interested. You can use this same method on burning bush, lilacs, maples, yews, wiegelas-these are all ones I have done with the same technique shown in the video. I have given so many away to family and friends. It is addictive to just watch them root and grow into healthy plants. I don’t use rooting hormone on any of my cuttings, I just let nature take over and once rooted by next season I just pot up or place out in the landscape.
Hi there, thank you for your informative video. Today, August 28th, I just pruned my forsythia. I know it is very late in the season, but it was a jumbled mess and I just got carried away. I live in New York, and now I'm wondering if this is going to be a problem? Thanks in advance, for your advice! Lorelei
bushbass: forsythia self propagates through simple layering, and it requires a node to be covered, or to receive enough moisture for roots to start. Several plants self propagate this way, and you can also train large forsythia to create more plants by burying a branch with a bit of soil--just enough to hold its weight down. Rhododendrons, azaleas, and several other woody plants are the same--my list here is short----lots and lots of plants can be reproduced by simpler layering.
Nice vid ; ) I have a challenge of a mothra-sized forsythia, thick as the dickens, looks bad with all the right angled branches. Do I really need to wait 'til after flowering to thin out? and how?
I’s cut it back hard in the fall. It’s tough to kill a mature forsythia, they’re incredibly durable. I’ve cut mine down to the ground and two seasons layer it’s like nothing ever happened!
@CharlotteFairchild This winter when your Forsythia goes dormant cut the whole bush back 5-6” from ground. You will need to do yearly maintenance that should only take about 15 minutes. That is cutting out any crossing branches that rub against each other and cut any branches that grow inward towards the center to keep the plant from getting congested so it gets plenty of airflow and light which will help it bloom profusely. The best time to do this maintenance pruning is right after it is done blooming and you see a majority of the flowers turn brown. It is okay if it still has some yellow flowers. With that said if you see a crossing branch rubbing against another you can just take that out anytime of the year as long as it is just 1 or 2 branches you won’t harm it, you will be doing the plant a favor…that rule applies to most trees/bushes.
Is it getting enough sun? Also keep the centers trimmed after flowering; any branches growing inward towards the center or any crossing branches that rub against each other. By doing this you are creating good airflow and allowing light into the plant. They need to be pruned every year after flowering to keep them blooming profusely the following year.
No Fricking shit??!! I knew the bit about hacking them down. My Dad taught me that. When you don't do that they get to be such a huge tangled mess. Dad's way made them into a pertect ball. I DID NOT know you could get new plants like you can with hardy mums. I will have to try that.
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Your videos are so easy to follow and down to earth, I LOVE them! Thank you Mike for sharing.
Earlier today I did what you just demonstrated, Mike. It was sleeting at my house just like in your video. I have a number of mature forsythias and unlimited cuttings. This is going to be great fun and I might even make a few bucks someday! Thanks!
You're an absolute GENIUS...I will NEVER throw my trimmings away again on my forsythia. I have one growing in the back that just gets out of control, it's like a weed. I'm going to grow more now....Whooo hooo. Thank you
I bet you have a nice hedge row of forsythia by now 😉
My parents did that exact same thing when I was a child. It was always so spectacular in the spring 😍
Mike, thank you so much for sharing!!! Of all the attempts I've made to start a business, I believe this is most do-able for me...I attribute that to your ability to make this look so easy. I know it will be a lot of work and require a lot of patience but your videos and sharing has really got me fired up. Again, thank you, so much!
Sooooo wish we could get these and lilacs to grow out here in AZ. My 2 fav spring flowers growing up in upstate NY.
These root like crazy. I trimmed a huge plant and threw all the trimmed limbs into the woods onto a leave pile to compost down. This summer I'm cleaning the yard edges and there's a huge mass of forsythia bush instead of compost. It happens to be a good spot for a bush, so I'm leaving it. Maybe I'll take cuttings this winter for more plants to move around my property.
Mike, even though this is 12 year's ago you did NOT miss cutting close to the node. That particular cutting was turned upside down. What you trimmed off was the extra length that you used with the palm of your hand.
Thanks for advice and videos! Can I use your cutting method for new plants on a burning bush and lilac?
@sfitz-rp4du
4 years later if you are anyone else interested. You can use this same method on burning bush, lilacs, maples, yews, wiegelas-these are all ones I have done with the same technique shown in the video. I have given so many away to family and friends. It is addictive to just watch them root and grow into healthy plants. I don’t use rooting hormone on any of my cuttings, I just let nature take over and once rooted by next season I just pot up or place out in the landscape.
nice work buddy, using thisfor my new forsythia in chamonix france!
Mike, you are the MAN. Love this channel....
I live in Wisconsin and have a long cold winter, it is already end of November, is it too late to cut the branch like you do and put it in the ground?
Mike, can I root forsythia now in early spring? The forsythia are blooming now, or should I wait till next winter to cut them and root them? Thanks!
Mike how many years does it take to bloom. What I was told and planted was a forsythia, but I have yet to get any blooms in the spring 😙🙄
Thanks for this video Mike, I really appreciate it.
Will do this week.
Maria
Hi there, thank you for your informative video. Today, August 28th, I just pruned my forsythia. I know it is very late in the season, but it was a jumbled mess and I just got carried away. I live in New York, and now I'm wondering if this is going to be a problem? Thanks in advance, for your advice!
Lorelei
bushbass:
forsythia self propagates through simple layering, and it requires a node to be covered, or to receive enough moisture for roots to start. Several plants self propagate this way, and you can also train large forsythia to create more plants by burying a branch with a bit of soil--just enough to hold its weight down. Rhododendrons, azaleas, and several other woody plants are the same--my list here is short----lots and lots of plants can be reproduced by simpler layering.
Great simple info- just the information I needed!
Could we do this in March ?? and still use the cuttings the same way ??
Can you prune these in the winter is that ok? Mine have never been pruned and they are all leggy and thin. Thanks.
Yes! Best time to prune.
Nice vid ; ) I have a challenge of a mothra-sized forsythia, thick as the dickens, looks bad with all the right angled branches. Do I really need to wait 'til after flowering to thin out? and how?
I’s cut it back hard in the fall. It’s tough to kill a mature forsythia, they’re incredibly durable. I’ve cut mine down to the ground and two seasons layer it’s like nothing ever happened!
How deep do you stick those cuttings? How much is above ground and how much below?
What do you fertilize them with? I barely get blooms from my forsythia.
@CharlotteFairchild
This winter when your Forsythia goes dormant cut the whole bush back 5-6” from ground. You will need to do yearly maintenance that should only take about 15 minutes. That is cutting out any crossing branches that rub against each other and cut any branches that grow inward towards the center to keep the plant from getting congested so it gets plenty of airflow and light which will help it bloom profusely. The best time to do this maintenance pruning is right after it is done blooming and you see a majority of the flowers turn brown. It is okay if it still has some yellow flowers. With that said if you see a crossing branch rubbing against another you can just take that out anytime of the year as long as it is just 1 or 2 branches you won’t harm it, you will be doing the plant a favor…that rule applies to most trees/bushes.
@@tinaknutsen I am going outside in my nightgown for a few branches of anise. I will pick the anise “seeds”
The back yard has a privacy fence. The nightgown is to the floor and Blackwatch.
i like Mike!
I was going to ask the same thing, Thanks
Ok, so I took your advice two years ago and my forsythia is fuller but still no blooms. ☹️
you'll have to skip a season of blooms
Is it getting enough sun? Also keep the centers trimmed after flowering; any branches growing inward towards the center or any crossing branches that rub against each other. By doing this you are creating good airflow and allowing light into the plant. They need to be pruned every year after flowering to keep them blooming profusely the following year.
WHAT TIME OF YEAR DO WE DO THIS?
He says anytime in winter in the video.
After it is done flowering.
No Fricking shit??!! I knew the bit about hacking them down. My Dad taught me that. When you don't do that they get to be such a huge tangled mess. Dad's way made them into a pertect ball.
I DID NOT know you could get new plants like you can with hardy mums. I will have to try that.
shveet