Buxus Hardwood Cuttings

One of the easiest propagation techniques is propagating using hardwood cuttings.

Buxus hardwood cuttings.

The buxus shrub grows slowly and can be expensive. Hardwood cuttings at this point you may be wondering what the difference is between taking. Taking boxwood cuttings in midsummer catches the stems at just the right stage to give you the best chance of success. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 8 growing to heights of 15 feet.

Some evergreen plants hollies for example can also be taken at the same time of year as other hardwood cuttings. Common boxwood buxus sempervirens is hardy in u s. You can cut the expense of adding more buxus shrubs to the landscape by using hardwood or semi hardwood stem cutting propagation methods. Hardwood cuttings are used most often for deciduous shrubs but can be used for many evergreens.

Boxwood shrubs belong to the genus buxus which includes commonly cultivated species such as the common boxwood buxus sempervirens and littleleaf boxwood buxus. Crape myrtles grapes and pomegranates all root well with this technique. This plant is used for hedging and topiary. Buxus sempervirens suffruticosa this dwarf form is a slow growing denser shrub than common box.

Buxus shrubs are also called boxwood shrubs. It s a good choice for low hedging and is commonly used for parterres and knot gardens. Hardwood cuttings provide an easy and reliable method of propagating a range of deciduous climbers trees and shrubs and as bonus they are taken from mid autumn until late winter when more time is usually available to the gardener. At that time use sharp clean pruners to take six inch long pencil diameter cuttings from vigorous.

Hardwood cuttings are made from mature dormant stems that do not bend easily. Since these cuttings don t have leaves there isn t the initial requirement to provide a high humidity environment to stop the cuttings drying out before they root. Only cut healthy stems with no insect damage or discoloration. Buxus sempervirens blauer heinz a slow growing box variety with blueish green foliage.

The evergreen foliage is a favorite in formal gardens and landscapes. Semi hardwood cuttings are taken when the plant. Cut 3 to 4 inch 7 5 to 10 cm tips of new growth with a sharp knife. Examples of plants propagated at the hardwood stage include forsythia privet fig grape and spirea.