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Melia azedarach (some call it white cedar amongst other names) shoots from roots in potted trees, even without disturbance.

Depends on the species MP. These below are root cuttings I took on 25th November 10. Today is 7 Jan 11 so it's been 43 days. They are all just chunks of the roots I cut off. Some of them were just lumps cut from one heavy large root that was removed.

You can add camellia to the list.

Jan

Another couple to add to the list are Glochidion and Toona, both native & both grow very easy from root cuttings. Glochidion will also sucker madly if surface roots are disturbed.

Joel,
Ginkgo do strike from root cuttings easily, I had 2 tho both died in the garden (too dry).

Matt

love the idea for this thread can't wait to see all ur findings when you are finished

love the idea for this thread can't wait to see all ur findings when you are finished

Add Zelkova as quite easy to strike root cuttings.

Coprosma, English Elm, Quince. I wonder who will finalize the list seeing the threadstarter has gone walkabout.

Goldenrain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata) strike from root cuttings in the 2nd season.
I have 3 X 15 cm seedlings taken off now.

Although you probably wouldn't grow a bonsai from one, Pawlonia grow easily from roots too.

There's not many natives on the list yet but I have a few Exocarpus grown from root cuttings.

This is such an informative thread ,a shame to see it lost in 2011. I would like to see it updated and maybe times for taking root cuttings added to it. I would take it on but am too much of a newbie to have tried any yet. Give me time though!

I can add Lillypilly. Szygyium sp. My roots cuttings all have shoots...one raft style (I hope!)

Crepe myrtle.

Here is the updated list to today.

List of root cuttings that work

American maple - Liquidamber - easy

Callery pear – Pyrus

Camellia -

Chinese elm - Ulmus parvifolia - easy

Clerodendrum - Clerodendrum – easy

Cork bark elm - Ulmus propinqua var. suberosa - easy ( not sure on the botanical name of this one, i was always under the impression they were ch. parvifolia).

Crab Apple - malus -

Crepe Myrtle - Lagerstroemia indica -

Glochidion – Cheese tree/Button tree -easy

Hokkaido elm - Ulmus Parvifolia var. – easy

Lillypilly – Szygyium Sp. -easy

Maiden hair tree - Ginko biloba -

Natal fig - Ficus Natalensis - easy

Red Cedar - Toona Ciliata -easy

Seiju elm - Ulmus Parvifolia var. – easy

She Oak - Allocasuarina* -– Shoots from Small surface roots.

Thai temple bells - Wrightia Religiosa - intermediate

Tree of a thousand stars - Serrisa -

Willow leaf fig - Ficus Nerifolia - relatively easy

White Cedar - Melia azedarach -Easy

Willow - Salix spp. – easy

Wisteria - Wisteria – easy

Zelkova –Japanese Elm -easy

Can one of the website admins put the list into the wiki?