Questions on Propagating Tilia cordata (Small-Leaf Linden)

[BrianBay9]

Tilia cordata are used as street trees in my neighborhood, but for the life of me I can't find any in local nurseries. I love the mature trees, particularly in autumn when they have a mix of yellows, reds and green background with white berries. Crews are trimming trees now so I thought I'd try hardwood cuttings. Am I wasting my time? How about root cuttings? Thanks in advance for sharing experiences.

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Softwood cuttings seem to work fine. Ive had decent success.

Hardwood cuttings Ive not tried. Have not tried root cuttings or layers either.

 

[Treelord]

Get yourself a thick branch and try eplov's propagating method. You can make it now, and it will prob root in feb-march. Easy species to propagate

 

[BrianBay9]

Get yourself a thick branch and try eplov's propagating method. You can make it now, and it will prob root in feb-march. Easy species to propagate

Sorry, searched and couldn't find "eplov's propagation method". Can you provide a brief description?

 

[Treelord]

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Thread 'Rooting Whole Japanese Maple Branches'

Aug 12, 2024

After reading @Roadrunner's post in the Aeroponic Propagation of JMs thread where he shared Mark Moreland's approach to create shohin trees by rooting whole sections of trees, I decided to try my hand. I didn't have all the right pieces available so I made do with what I had and seem to have been successful. I tried it on the old apex of a Japanese Maple that I had to cut off anyways to make room for a new leader and next year, will likely try it on nicer material.

Step 1 was preparing the bottle, cutting it in half and creating the holes to let the water in the reservoir below keep...

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Take a look here. It says japanese maple branches but it can work on anything(that can be propagated via cutting/layer).
Its not called eplov's propagation method, eplov is just the guy who made a post about it in this forum. I think the head of UK bonsai association pioneered this specific method.

I had good and easy success with it, and with relatively big branches. Give it a shot if you have the materials and time!

 

[Maros]

Tried hardwood cuttings and always failed. Did air layering, and it worked well. If you have some tree where you can secure layering bag on good spot, you can have couple of inches thick tree in few weeks.

 

[leatherback]

Tlia cordata is often propagated from the watershoots at the base, rooted over winter. So should work well.

However..

Red fall foliage & white berries .. does not shout Tilia to me..

 

[scottschecter]

If you need source material to start with Evergreen Gardenworks carries them. That's where I got mine.

 

[BrianBay9]

Tlia cordata is often propagated from the watershoots at the base, rooted over winter. So should work well.

However..

Red fall foliage & white berries .. does not shout Tilia to me..

Perhaps I have the ID wrong. Here's some pics. Please let me know if you think it's NOT Tilia.

 

[BrianBay9]

If you need source material to start with Evergreen Gardenworks carries them. That's where I got mine.

Thanks for the tip! Successful or not with the cuttings, I'll be ordering from Brent.

 

[Maros]

Perhaps I have the ID wrong. Here's some pics. Please let me know if you think it's NOT Tilia.


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Definitely not tilia cordata
Google says it is Triadica sebifera

 

[BrianBay9]

Definitely not tilia cordata
Google says it is Triadica sebifera

Well, that's disappointing. Looks like it probably is Triadica, but you can see my confusion. Leaves are similar in shape. Bark may be wrong....these have rough, pealing bark. Did not pay enough attention to the flowers. Disappointing because it's used extensively as a street tree here, yet is listed as an invasive for much of the US, and the decaying leaves poison the run-off water.

In any event, I ordered a Tilia from Brent. What do you bet this Chinese tallow propagates easily from everything.

Thanks Maros