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Nice work SueBee, thanks. I will have a go at some Syzygium next repotting season.
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Well done on consolidating the list Sue.
Chaenomeles missed that last list and is definitely easy.
I suspect that Quinces - Cydonia and possibly Chinese quince - Pseudocydonia should grow from roots as well. Was Pyrus on the list? I think I've had root cuttings grow once?
Other natives:
Santalum - sandalwood - difficult but I have propagated S. lanceolatum by root cuttings
Exocarpus cupressiformis - Cherry ballart
Melaleuca ericifolia? - swamp paperbark. Last year I stole what I thought were small seedlings on the road verge. They all turned out to be suckers from roots of larger trees nearby so I suspect would also be possible root cutting species.
Some acacias also produce suckers and would be worth trying - A. boormanii, A. dealbata are just 2 that I know sucker readily.
Chaenomeles missed that last list and is definitely easy.
I suspect that Quinces - Cydonia and possibly Chinese quince - Pseudocydonia should grow from roots as well. Was Pyrus on the list? I think I've had root cuttings grow once?
Other natives:
Santalum - sandalwood - difficult but I have propagated S. lanceolatum by root cuttings
Exocarpus cupressiformis - Cherry ballart
Melaleuca ericifolia? - swamp paperbark. Last year I stole what I thought were small seedlings on the road verge. They all turned out to be suckers from roots of larger trees nearby so I suspect would also be possible root cutting species.
Some acacias also produce suckers and would be worth trying - A. boormanii, A. dealbata are just 2 that I know sucker readily.
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I've not got around to trying it but have seen many examples of Banksia integrifolia subspecies integrifolia suffering from severed roots in the wild, particularly on dunes.
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Thanks Shibui - here is the updated list as of today....any with a question mark mean I have no easy/Difficult comments for them. Anyone wanting to add comments on ease or difficulty feel free to keep adding species or comments re growing.I would really like to also add the right time of year to this list so please do say if you know the right time to take root cuttings of any species and I will adjust the list to show it. great hot day fun.
List of root cuttings that work
Acacia – Boormanii, Dealbata –easy
American maple - Liquidamber – easy
Banksia – Integrifolia -?
Callery pear – Pyrus
Camellia – ?
Cherry Ballart –Exocarpus Cuppressiformis
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
Hackberry – Celtis Sp. -?
Hokkaido elm - Ulmus Parvifolia var. – easy
Lillypilly – Szygyium Sp. -easy
Maiden hair tree - Ginko biloba -
Natal fig - Ficus Natalensis – easy
Ornamental Quince - Chaenomeles –
Quince – Cydonia sp. -easy
Red Cedar - Toona Ciliata –easy
Sandalwood – Santalum lanceolatum - difficult
Seiju elm - Ulmus Parvifolia var. – easy
She Oak - Allocasuarina* -– Shoot from Small surface roots.
Swamp Paperbark – Melaleuca ericifolia -easy
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
List of root cuttings that work
Acacia – Boormanii, Dealbata –easy
American maple - Liquidamber – easy
Banksia – Integrifolia -?
Callery pear – Pyrus
Camellia – ?
Cherry Ballart –Exocarpus Cuppressiformis
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
Hackberry – Celtis Sp. -?
Hokkaido elm - Ulmus Parvifolia var. – easy
Lillypilly – Szygyium Sp. -easy
Maiden hair tree - Ginko biloba -
Natal fig - Ficus Natalensis – easy
Ornamental Quince - Chaenomeles –
Quince – Cydonia sp. -easy
Red Cedar - Toona Ciliata –easy
Sandalwood – Santalum lanceolatum - difficult
Seiju elm - Ulmus Parvifolia var. – easy
She Oak - Allocasuarina* -– Shoot from Small surface roots.
Swamp Paperbark – Melaleuca ericifolia -easy
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
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Is the Natal Fig the only ficus species that is propagate-able by root cuttings?? Any others?
This is a good basic into to taking root cuttings for those not experienced.
http://www.finegardening.com/grow-more- ... t-cuttings
This is a good basic into to taking root cuttings for those not experienced.
http://www.finegardening.com/grow-more- ... t-cuttings
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I don't know Gavin. Probably pretty difficult as they are hemiparasites like mistletoe but tap into the roots of other trees rather than growing on the branches like most mistletoes. That means you'd need another tree in the pot as host for your santalum bonsai. Also very slow Plants still here are 5 years old and only 20cm tall and 4mm thick.So what are sandalwood like as bonsai,
The cuttings were part of a recovery program in this area. Only 3 S lanceolatum left in Victoria although they sucker so each is actually made up of a cluster of plants which turned out to be genetically identical and do not appear to set seed very well. We tried cross pollinating but only got a few fruits and seed is difficult to germinate too.
I had fluked a few cuttings of Exocarpus (another hemiparasite tree) in the past and the same technique worked for Santalum so a couple of clones from one site were relocated to another to see if extra genes will help with seed production.
Well off the track of species that grow from root cuttings now though
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The list is getting longer- updated today.
Acacia – Boormanii, Dealbata –easy
American Maple - Liquidamber – easy
Banksia – Integrifolia -?
Callery Pear – Pyrus sp.
Camellia – ?
Cherry Ballart –Exocarpus Cuppressiformis
Chinese elm - Ulmus parvifolia - easy
Clerodendrum - Clerodendrum – easy
Cork bark elm - Ulmus propinqua var. suberosa - easy
Crab Apple - malus -
Crepe Myrtle - Lagerstroemia indica –
Dogwood – Cornus sp. -easy
Glochidion – Cheese tree/Button tree –easy
Hackberry – Celtis Sp. -Easy
Hokkaido Elm - Ulmus Parvifolia var. – easy
Lilacs -Syringa vulgaris -Intermediate
Lillypilly – Szygyium Sp. -easy
Maiden hair tree - Ginko biloba
Mock Orange – Philadelphus sp. -easy
Natal fig - Ficus Natalensis – easy
Ornamental Quince - Chaenomeles –
Quince – Cydonia sp. -easy
Red Cedar - Toona Ciliata –easy
Rose – Rosacea - non grafted species. – easy.
Sandalwood – Santalum lanceolatum - difficult
Seiju elm - Ulmus Parvifolia var. – easy
She Oak - Allocasuarina* -– Shoot from Small surface roots.
Sumac - Rhus typhina
Swamp Paperbark – Melaleuca ericifolia -easy
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
Acacia – Boormanii, Dealbata –easy
American Maple - Liquidamber – easy
Banksia – Integrifolia -?
Callery Pear – Pyrus sp.
Camellia – ?
Cherry Ballart –Exocarpus Cuppressiformis
Chinese elm - Ulmus parvifolia - easy
Clerodendrum - Clerodendrum – easy
Cork bark elm - Ulmus propinqua var. suberosa - easy
Crab Apple - malus -
Crepe Myrtle - Lagerstroemia indica –
Dogwood – Cornus sp. -easy
Glochidion – Cheese tree/Button tree –easy
Hackberry – Celtis Sp. -Easy
Hokkaido Elm - Ulmus Parvifolia var. – easy
Lilacs -Syringa vulgaris -Intermediate
Lillypilly – Szygyium Sp. -easy
Maiden hair tree - Ginko biloba
Mock Orange – Philadelphus sp. -easy
Natal fig - Ficus Natalensis – easy
Ornamental Quince - Chaenomeles –
Quince – Cydonia sp. -easy
Red Cedar - Toona Ciliata –easy
Rose – Rosacea - non grafted species. – easy.
Sandalwood – Santalum lanceolatum - difficult
Seiju elm - Ulmus Parvifolia var. – easy
She Oak - Allocasuarina* -– Shoot from Small surface roots.
Sumac - Rhus typhina
Swamp Paperbark – Melaleuca ericifolia -easy
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
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Done - thank Terryb
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You can add,
English elm
Japanese Silverberry
Parottia
Spindle tree (cannot miss that)
Japanese dwarf cherry.
English elm
Japanese Silverberry
Parottia
Spindle tree (cannot miss that)
Japanese dwarf cherry.
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Thanks Bodhi...can you edit to put an Easy/Intermediate or difficult comment on each before I add them ? -that will save me a second posting thank you.
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English elm..Ulmus procera (easy)
Japanese silverberry..Eleungus pungens (easy)
Parrotia..Persica, Persian ironwood (slow)
Spindle tree..Euonymus europaeus (easy)
Japanese dwarf cherry..(easy)
Desert Ash..Fraxinus augustifolia (very easy, to easy, ridiculously easy)
Japanese silverberry..Eleungus pungens (easy)
Parrotia..Persica, Persian ironwood (slow)
Spindle tree..Euonymus europaeus (easy)
Japanese dwarf cherry..(easy)
Desert Ash..Fraxinus augustifolia (very easy, to easy, ridiculously easy)
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