Interested in propagating some Christmas tree, Colorado blue spruce or any other Arborvitae from cuttings? Experiment and try with me. Opportunities are endless.
I am growing many of the same plants, and trying to grow cuttings as well. I like your positive energy. Was surprising to see palm trees towards the end of your video, thought you were in a cold climate. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Nice video of prepping cuttings, but that blue spruce is going to blow your house and window inward in less that three years!!! This is NOT a cute landscape bush. It is a full blown tree that can exceed 80 feet, when happy. Good luck, and transplant that monster in the center of your yard soon!
I am really curious to know progress of the cuttings you planted. Can you please share. It will be very encouraging to know if the cuttings survived and growing. ... Thanks
Hi Parampreet, So unfortunately the experiment failed 😒. The cuttings stayed green up until last week. And I was very hopeful but there was no new growth on them. And I guess now it became too hot (over 100F°) and they started to turn brown. When I pulled them out, there was not a single root. But I am still optimistic and I will try it again in September, to give it more time and different soil, conditions.
@@aridon1981 Thanks Nadira for your reply. I am really curious to learn a good way to propagate spruce. I tries growing spruce with seeds and I was lucky to grow couple of plants out of 15 20 seeds.
You need to use coarse sand and keep in total shade, "no sun at all" only indirect light, and dont let them totally dry out and dont keep them soaking wet. Also when you do any kind of pine cuttings, you need a little piece of the main branch the cutting comes off of, so like the previous years growth, coming off the bottom of were you cut it off. Its better to tear it off like that then cutting. Then it will callous, and then it will grow roots. Evergreens are really one of the easiest hardwoods to root because they dont loose as much water.
Spruce happens to be one of the hardest evergreens to propagate from cuttings! You can propagate them easier from seasoned seeds from seed stores. To propagate them from seeds from your backyard trees will take a year just to season the seeds. The easiest evergreen to propagate is the emerald arborvitae.
However arborvitae isn’t very hardy so if you live in cold, windy, and possibly harsh winters then its not the best thing to grow. It does enjoy its moisture so the cold air can easily dry it out if your not on top of the moisture game
Hi! I’m glad i found your channel. The first week of January 2024, i drove around my neighborhood looking for discarded Christmas trees so I can cut it up and use it as mulch for my rose beds. I found an extremely beautiful spruce tree and couldn’t bear to just chop it up into mulch so i was wondering if it could be propagated and came across your channel and a few others. In the comments section, some people are saying it’s either impossible or really hard to propagate and criticizing you for trying. I want you to know that i cut up the branches (assorted sizes and shapes) and stuck it into a big plastic container full of potting soil. I did not use any rooting powders or anything. I just clipped off the branches and stuck it in soil. Then i placed the pot into a clear plastic bag and tied it up. It’s jan 21, 2024 today, and the cuttings are still alive; firm, flexible, and green. I was worried it would be too cold for cuttings so i placed it in a sunny spot. That was a big mistake because the taller branches got sun burned and turned brown at the tips, inside the bag. However, all the little cuttings are still alive! 🤞. I’m glad you tried propagating the branches. If I’m successful with the propagation, i will come back later and update my comment.😁
July 2024 update: It’s July now and the xmas tree isn’t dead. All the branch cuttings died but the original xmas tree hasn’t died 😁. I placed it in a water bucket and it’s been there since January. In fact there are baby pine cones growing on the branches. Has anyone seen this or heard of this? There’s no roots forming but the tree isn’t dead and baby pine cones are forming and growing. Can this tree be hydroponically grown in this water bucket?
Seriously - just when they start to look majestic you will have to cut them down or have the house foundation ruined !!!! and she is "teaching" stuff ??? She needs a little more time as a student ..... I like her heart and spirit - but the execution is not only poor - but could harm and cost other people a lot of time and money
Thank you for being brave enough to put this out there. My first reaction was, "if she can do it, so can I". Only recently did I learn that Spruce can be rooted from cuttings. For the past 6 years I have been trying to do it from seed (98% crop failure) & by grafting (100% crop failure) using online videos. Your video might be the method that works for me. It looks a bit wintery in your video. Could you please specify if the best time is late autumn, winter or early spring.
@@diegoclipstv9176 Thanks for replying. Arborvitae are one of the hardest things to grow in my region. Yet, Emerald is a big seller. About 95% of those planted never make it through the first winter. But, I've had good luck with Golden Globe variety,iï and now testing a new variety called Skybound. I will try rooting some cuttings. Maybe success with that will inspire me to try something harder! Spruce from cuttings is of particular interest because I have 2 very rare types that cannot be purchased anywhere. Spruce grow well here. It is always good to make some copies of any rare species in case the original trees perish. One of my rare ones has attractive cascading branches. The other has golden needles in winter, lime green in summer. Since I wrote my first comment, I found an article with a great deal of detail on how to root spruce cuttings. It is as you've said, requiring special soil prep and chemicals. Too late for this year though; it advised taking cuttings in early summer.
"Because this is the first time that I'm doing it" sigh , why do so many people feel the need to make a how to video when they don't even know "how to" yet?
It’s simply to inspire people to try new things. Although I do care about the result but the process is absolutely amazing thing. The hope and anticipation has a great energy.
I don't see how these cuttings are going to take, everything you are doing goes against successful rooting like using cuttings from old wood. Cuttings should be taken from new growth. I know it can be done as the fir saplings i buy have definitely been taking from cuttings. Also garden soil is not ideal to use as there are multiple fungi that can stop rooting, you should be using 50:50 fine compost: perlite
Yeah, I had no idea it would grow this big when I bought it. It was very little. But I think it already reached its maturity at this point. 14 years in that place and we are too hot of a climate, I think this is as big as it gets. But so beautiful
Interesting video, thanks for that! I have a great Concolor Fir I planted when my wife and I got married and bought our house. The tree is huge and gorgeous! I want to propagate like what you're doing here then I realized we have a Wisteria we planted years ago and I'm currently trying to air root a branch on it...have you ever tried to air root any of your evergreens? Best wishes and thanks again!
blue spruces are extremely hard to propagate and generally need to be propagated at the heel, straight cuts that you are doing most likely will never work. Good luck
Oh no, that experiment didn't work. But at least I tried. I generally try to keep gardening simple. If something requires too many conditions, then I just move on. 😉
Thank you for sharing! This was helpful and nice to share your garden. I have a few spruces but old and wish to plant and propagate some from needles or seeds in time.
Heard you have to cut all of the stems off. As well as 75% of the pine needles then scrap off the bark and make an incision but not all the way for the roots.
why make a video about a topic you know nothing about. leading lots of people through the process of failure. getting conifers to root from cuttings is hard and typically not industry standards. cuttings should be semi hard wood taken in mid summer. maintaining ideal humidity in the air and soil is required. I suggest watchers purchase seed from reputable seed dealers like Scheffields Seed.
Why? Is simply because optimistic gardeners like me like to experiment and try new things. Inspire others to try new things. Hope. It’s not always the final product what people garden. Thanks for watching.
I am growing many of the same plants, and trying to grow cuttings as well. I like your positive energy. Was surprising to see palm trees towards the end of your video, thought you were in a cold climate. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
I would love to see an update on the blue spruce cuttings!
Nice video of prepping cuttings, but that blue spruce is going to blow your house and window inward in less that three years!!! This is NOT a cute landscape bush. It is a full blown tree that can exceed 80 feet, when happy. Good luck, and transplant that monster in the center of your yard soon!
I am really curious to know progress of the cuttings you planted. Can you please share. It will be very encouraging to know if the cuttings survived and growing. ... Thanks
Hi Parampreet,
So unfortunately the experiment failed 😒. The cuttings stayed green up until last week. And I was very hopeful but there was no new growth on them. And I guess now it became too hot (over 100F°) and they started to turn brown. When I pulled them out, there was not a single root.
But I am still optimistic and I will try it again in September, to give it more time and different soil, conditions.
@@aridon1981 Thanks Nadira for your reply. I am really curious to learn a good way to propagate spruce. I tries growing spruce with seeds and I was lucky to grow couple of plants out of 15 20 seeds.
You need to use coarse sand and keep in total shade, "no sun at all" only indirect light, and dont let them totally dry out and dont keep them soaking wet. Also when you do any kind of pine cuttings, you need a little piece of the main branch the cutting comes off of, so like the previous years growth, coming off the bottom of were you cut it off. Its better to tear it off like that then cutting. Then it will callous, and then it will grow roots. Evergreens are really one of the easiest hardwoods to root because they dont loose as much water.
@@aridon1981 I feel like for spruce trees having 3 in one pot is a bit much?
@@RCCRAYZ what is the best time of year to do this in Canada? Winter?
Spruce happens to be one of the hardest evergreens to propagate from cuttings! You can propagate them easier from seasoned seeds from seed stores. To propagate them from seeds from your backyard trees will take a year just to season the seeds. The easiest evergreen to propagate is the emerald arborvitae.
However arborvitae isn’t very hardy so if you live in cold, windy, and possibly harsh winters then its not the best thing to grow. It does enjoy its moisture so the cold air can easily dry it out if your not on top of the moisture game
Where are the seed ? In the cone ???
@@Judgmental_Cat where are the seed ?? In the cone??
Yes@@tammybarnes6311
no need to seasoned spruce seeds. No spruce species has dormancy, just propagate them in a warm, humid environment for fast and uniform germination
🤔 I think you're supposed to remove all the lower needles. Keeping only the top 8th intact.
I only propogate with water, eliminates root rot and i’ve been successful every time!
Anyone can cut a branch and stick it in dirt ! These conifers never root . Most come from grafts or seed. Not one special technique here.
Hi! I’m glad i found your channel. The first week of January 2024, i drove around my neighborhood looking for discarded Christmas trees so I can cut it up and use it as mulch for my rose beds. I found an extremely beautiful spruce tree and couldn’t bear to just chop it up into mulch so i was wondering if it could be propagated and came across your channel and a few others. In the comments section, some people are saying it’s either impossible or really hard to propagate and criticizing you for trying. I want you to know that i cut up the branches (assorted sizes and shapes) and stuck it into a big plastic container full of potting soil. I did not use any rooting powders or anything. I just clipped off the branches and stuck it in soil. Then i placed the pot into a clear plastic bag and tied it up. It’s jan 21, 2024 today, and the cuttings are still alive; firm, flexible, and green. I was worried it would be too cold for cuttings so i placed it in a sunny spot. That was a big mistake because the taller branches got sun burned and turned brown at the tips, inside the bag. However, all the little cuttings are still alive! 🤞. I’m glad you tried propagating the branches. If I’m successful with the propagation, i will come back later and update my comment.😁
July 2024 update: It’s July now and the xmas tree isn’t dead. All the branch cuttings died but the original xmas tree hasn’t died 😁. I placed it in a water bucket and it’s been there since January. In fact there are baby pine cones growing on the branches. Has anyone seen this or heard of this? There’s no roots forming but the tree isn’t dead and baby pine cones are forming and growing. Can this tree be hydroponically grown in this water bucket?
Just tried it. How are they coming along?
Isn't that exciting? I will check them around May or keep watching until I see a new growth.
Trees are too close to the house and fence
Seriously - just when they start to look majestic you will have to cut them down or have the house foundation ruined !!!! and she is "teaching" stuff ??? She needs a little more time as a student ..... I like her heart and spirit - but the execution is not only poor - but could harm and cost other people a lot of time and money
This is so informative, thank you! New subscriber here!
You're welcome, I'm glad you liked it.🌷
Nice info, but that Spruce is way close to the house.
Is there a follow up video,
Thank you for being brave enough to put this out there. My first reaction was, "if she can do it, so can I". Only recently did I learn that Spruce can be rooted from cuttings. For the past 6 years I have been trying to do it from seed (98% crop failure) & by grafting (100% crop failure) using online videos. Your video might be the method that works for me.
It looks a bit wintery in your video. Could you please specify if the best time is late autumn, winter or early spring.
you can be more successful rooting an Emerald arborvitae from cuttings. rooting spruce from cuttings will need more advanced skills & equipment.
@@diegoclipstv9176 Thanks for replying. Arborvitae are one of the hardest things to grow in my region. Yet, Emerald is a big seller. About 95% of those planted never make it through the first winter. But, I've had good luck with Golden Globe variety,iï and now testing a new variety called Skybound. I will try rooting some cuttings. Maybe success with that will inspire me to try something harder!
Spruce from cuttings is of particular interest because I have 2 very rare types that cannot be purchased anywhere. Spruce grow well here. It is always good to make some copies of any rare species in case the original trees perish. One of my rare ones has attractive cascading branches. The other has golden needles in winter, lime green in summer.
Since I wrote my first comment, I found an article with a great deal of detail on how to root spruce cuttings. It is as you've said, requiring special soil prep and chemicals. Too late for this year though; it advised taking cuttings in early summer.
"Because this is the first time that I'm doing it" sigh , why do so many people feel the need to make a how to video when they don't even know "how to" yet?
It’s simply to inspire people to try new things. Although I do care about the result but the process is absolutely amazing thing. The hope and anticipation has a great energy.
I don't see how these cuttings are going to take, everything you are doing goes against successful rooting like using cuttings from old wood. Cuttings should be taken from new growth. I know it can be done as the fir saplings i buy have definitely been taking from cuttings. Also garden soil is not ideal to use as there are multiple fungi that can stop rooting, you should be using 50:50 fine compost: perlite
You are watering this tree too much. I can tell cause is dying off from the inside out.
Your Colorado spruce is too close to the house
Yeah, I had no idea it would grow this big when I bought it. It was very little.
But I think it already reached its maturity at this point. 14 years in that place and we are too hot of a climate, I think this is as big as it gets. But so beautiful
Interesting video, thanks for that! I have a great Concolor Fir I planted when my wife and I got married and bought our house. The tree is huge and gorgeous! I want to propagate like what you're doing here then I realized we have a Wisteria we planted years ago and I'm currently trying to air root a branch on it...have you ever tried to air root any of your evergreens? Best wishes and thanks again!
3 years later. How are they doing?
in a reply she said it was a failure. There was some good tips though from other people.
blue spruces are extremely hard to propagate and generally need to be propagated at the heel, straight cuts that you are doing most likely will never work. Good luck
Oh no, that experiment didn't work. But at least I tried. I generally try to keep gardening simple. If something requires too many conditions, then I just move on. 😉
my tree isn't doing so good. All the pine needles are almost gone. Can I still take a snipping from it?
You can try but I'm afraid that you need a healthy specimen for cuttings.
Pine can't be propagated by cuttings
Very great video! Lot of info, i'm considering to subscribe!
Thank you, I am glad to be helpful.
Thank you for sharing! This was helpful and nice to share your garden. I have a few spruces but old and wish to plant and propagate some from needles or seeds in time.
Beautiful garden. Great collection of evergreens. Thanks for sharing.
I have some videos on my channel showing some of my evergreens. You have more in your collection. Awesome collection
Thank you.
Arnt they a bit too close too the house the roots grow long
I cant hear you
Are you still gardening? I didn’t see any recent videos from you. I’d love a follow up on all your cuttings. Thanks
Hi there, I am back in my garden and will be uploading soon.
Thank tou tor living my husband, louis is JESUS ❤
Should I be watering them? If so how much? Thank you!
Keep the soil moist and strip the needles leaving about half inch at the top of each branch
fake method
Thank you Nodira! 😊Your shrubs look lovely!
that alberta spruce dwarf would make a beautiful bonsai with a little bit of shaping but getting it into a pot is risky
Colorado Blue Spruces are Not small trees. They can grow over 30 feet tall!
Those trees are so close too the foundation of the house . That wont end well.
Can you make a follow-up video with the cuttings?
I have never found a TH-cam video with lower volume. Thanks for trying though.
Where does this camera shoot?
Thanks for guides and what a beautiful door wreath!
is there a follow up?
Great Thank you
Heard you have to cut all of the stems off. As well as 75% of the pine needles then scrap off the bark and make an incision but not all the way for the roots.
Thanks for sharing this info. I may give it another try this fall.
@@aridon1981 just heard about it myself.
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Salom. Kiparis rasmi bormi?
Uzbekistan, How Nice. Would like to visit your side of the world one day.
why make a video about a topic you know nothing about. leading lots of people through the process of failure. getting conifers to root from cuttings is hard and typically not industry standards. cuttings should be semi hard wood taken in mid summer. maintaining ideal humidity in the air and soil is required. I suggest watchers purchase seed from reputable seed dealers like Scheffields Seed.
Why? Is simply because optimistic gardeners like me like to experiment and try new things. Inspire others to try new things. Hope. It’s not always the final product what people garden. Thanks for watching.
the audio was terrible and the "try" with no follow up - WASTE of time - what you are wrong with your "try"
What is the white powder?
Rooting hormone.