Fukien Tea clipping rooting tips?

[88mkiii]

Im going to be cutting a branch off of my fukien here soon and i wanted to try and root it and make it an up right tree. i have rooting powder but is there any one method that works best for rooting fukien tea clippings? the one i wana clip is the long bottom one

 

[mat]

Im going to be cutting a branch off of my fukien here soon and i wanted to try and root it and make it an up right tree. i have rooting powder but is there any one method that works best for rooting fukien tea clippings? the one i wana clip is the long bottom one

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You could always air-layer it rather than just trying to get it to root as a cutting.

That's a pretty small branch. I'm not saying that you shouldn't give it a shot, but just keep in mind the Fukiens grow slowly. It will be quite a while before you have much of a tree.

Good luck, and have fun!

 

[Poink88]

You could always air-layer it rather than just trying to get it to root as a cutting.

That's a pretty small branch. I'm not saying that you shouldn't give it a shot, but just keep in mind the Fukiens grow slowly. It will be quite a while before you have much of a tree.

I agree on both counts...besides they are cheap at Wally world.

 

[88mkiii]

You could always air-layer it rather than just trying to get it to root as a cutting.

ok ill try air-layering it. can the rooting powder i have be used for that?

 

[Nybonsai12]

ok ill try air-layering it. can the rooting powder i have be used for that?

yes, after you cut off a ring of the bark, apply the powder.

 

[88mkiii]

ok then now could i soak my moss in solution of powder and water and use that or just apply dry powder

 

[88mkiii]

ok i did a small air lyre bout half an inch above where im going to cut it. i weted some moss in a mix of water and the rooting powder and raped it in foil

 

[GrimLore]

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ok i did a small air lyre bout half an inch above where im going to cut it. i weted some moss in a mix of water and the rooting powder and raped it in foil

Now that is "passion" You "raped" it - zomg!

 

[88mkiii]

Now that is "passion" You "raped" it - zomg!

ummmm what?

 

[GrimLore]

ummmm what?

You said you raped it in foil - I was just joking on the "typo" I do understand you meant "wrapped"

 

[88mkiii]

ohhh ok i didnt even notice i had the typo lol

 

[KennedyMarx]

I see you got it taken care of. I would have tried air layering the top off right above that branch and used that bottom branch as the new leader. You'd have a lot of options to build new branch structure once it started budding out.

 

[88mkiii]

ya im trying to get a canopy to form. oh dose any one know how long it might take for the roots to form on my air lyre?

 

[GSCarlson]

If 88 is still around, did your air layer work? I'm thinking of dividing my Fukien, but only if the chances of survival are high...

 

[sorce]

If 88 is still around,

If so....If like to know what keyboard that is!

Sorce

 

[Cypress187]

Nice propagation man, more material more options.

 

[Redwood Ryan]

OP hasn't been seen in almost two years guys...

 

[Cypress187]

Oh yeah, guess his house got overrun by elms and can't access his computer anymore.

 

[sorce]

Oh....it's a Lincoln.

Sorce