Gardeners in the Asylum

[357]

Trying to root some apple tree cuttings so I can clone my favorite trees. Anyone ever use rooting powder?

[8zeros]

Originally Posted by 357

Trying to root some apple tree cuttings so I can clone my favorite trees. Anyone ever use rooting powder?

Cuttings are usually grafted. I've rooted some before but they died later from something.
Have to add that I didn't have too good of luck grafting either.

[357]

Originally Posted by 8zeros

Cuttings are usually grafted. I've rooted some before but they died later from something.
Have to add that I didn't have too good of luck grafting either.

I figure I have nothing to lose. I trimmed some larger branches that were shading the middle or too vertical, and used water sprouts/suckers off the downed limbs. I'm probably going to be moving this summer and I want to take all three varieties with me. I have a Jonathan, Macintosh, and a Golden Delicious in my yard now.

I do want to try my hand at grafting too. I was going to wait a bit longer to give it a try. The snow here just finally melted so I'm just getting things moving.