Root Cuttings

[Milehigh_7]

I have a couple more questions. Is is helpful to put the root cutting in a humidity dome of some kind? Would bottom heat help? Or should a person just pop it in a pot and wait?

Thanks again!

[Webos]

When choosing a good root, does the root know up from down?

What I'm trying to say is... Roots taper, so if you planted the root as it sat in the ground, you would have a very thin base, and thick top...can you spin it upside down and have the fat part of the root in the soil and the thinnest part of the root exposed? The 'chop and flip' reputedly works with Olives...but how about other species?

[Grant Bowie]

I have a couple more questions. Is is helpful to put the root cutting in a humidity dome of some kind? Would bottom heat help? Or should a person just pop it in a pot and wait?

Thanks again!

No need for humidity or special techniques as they strike very reliably, easily up to 90% or more, at least where I lived in Southern highlands NSW.

Also re next post dont worry about reverse taper as it quickly grows out in most cases.

Grant

[Webos]

Repotted a couple of nursery stock Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn Redwood) over the past couple of days. a lot of big thick roots in the pot so I decided to chop and pot them. Anyone had any luck with root cuttings of this species?

Interestingly, in both of the pots I opened up, the roots seemed to dived straight down the centre of the pot, hit the bottom then splayed outwards from there and spun round and round the pot. I've heard that this species is very thirsty for water so I'm imagining that the roots dive for water at the bottom of the pot.

Have many of you out there had much experience with the Dawn Redwood? Let me know your recommendations for care of this species.

Thanks guys