Another helpful thing when cutting your roots is to cut the bottom of cutting at an angle, so that if orientation is lost you'll know the right way by the slight angle of the cut, rather than the straight cut of the top. Haven't tried trees but love taking root cuttings for herbaceous perennials.
I've done this successfully for years now, with elderberry & gooseberry, mostly in late summer/fall. The tip here to add a heat source, "tomato temp," was super helpful for me now, as I plan to prop more of them soon/yet this spring! I'm in Lansing, MI, 5b & I so love the similar work we do!! Thank you so much for sharing.
Wow, thank you so much for these videos on doing cuttings. I just got some plants from some awesome nurseries in Portland on a mini road trip. I got another elderberry with several pups and a male and female seaberry and honeyberry. Honeysuckle too. Couple others. I know you're supposed to prune them the first year to keep from fruiting and focus on growing. If I can root those cuttings, great. I'm gonna try it. Got some blueberry cuttings on a heat mat already.
Sounds like a great nursery wow! I wouldn't personally cut plants that are just going in the ground or take propagation material... Just finger pinch any flowers that show up...
I, too, have a nice strain of straight black locust, but I propagate it in a much lazier way. Every time I cut one down, a ton of them just shoot up from the earth in a 30ft radius from the one I cut. I expect there will be a ton of little shoots after my new post hole digger shows up and I expand the chicken yard with homegrown locust posts.
Would LOVE to hear more about your propagating methods with elderberry and currants. I've been interested in them recently, especially the native currants around here in the pacific northwest.
SW Washington here. I had success with currant cuttings last year. Red Flowering - 18” cuttings stuck about halfway down, cardboard, some mulch, plucked most of the flowers, and kept from drying out. Finally found elderberries in the wild. Fingers crossed that those will take. They were already breaking bud & the canes are quite tender so sticking poles in the ground has to be delicate
@@UpTheIrons51510 I did take a couple cuttings of a wild red flowering currant last week and have done the same, apparently they take super easily. I also got some Bob Gordon and Nova elderberry cuttings from a supplier, and sadly the nova elderberries dried out, but the all the Bob Gordon ones survived and are rooting out lovely.
@@edibleacres Haha, thanks! Think one time I was watching a video where Sean just stuck some raspberries in the ground during a winters days and walked away, I did the same and have netted decent results, who knew stuff like that is so easy to do yet so overthought! Thanks for sharing the beauty of simplicity 💚
I hope you have a video on the history of and many attributes of black locust trees and wood. It's the future of agro forestry. I gave up on grass-fed beef and will use some of the land for locust and native xmas trees. Black spruce I hope.
Is there a list somewhere that you would recommend of plants that can reliably be propagated utilizing this method? Love this propagation content as always!
Our locusts send out soo many surface roots, there are miles of propagation material under our feet. We always turned them sideways to get them started, but its interesting to know what the correct orientation is .. if I could ever figure out WHICH tree sent those roots!
Hey, because of this channel, I cut some apple and pear cuttings from my backyard and put them in a tub full of dirt with a heat mat underneath. Checked a few today and ROOTS!! Definitely looking forward to planting them out or gifting them. Do you know if frost is critical for planting them outside? Thanks for all the info!
I'm happy to hear about your apple and pear cuttings starting to root! I put mulberry cuttings outside and had two nights of unexpected frost. they seem to be unaffected but I am further south and the weather was above freezing during the day time. best wishes propagating your new trees
Do you know if the original trees were grafted? The cuttings you rooted may need to be grafted on an appropriate root ball to survive. You will have to wait until frost has pass passed and condition them with exposure just like any plants to get them to harden off before planting.
Love your channel new subscriber! Also here in new York and would love to get my hands on some of your shipmast locust! Will you have some for sale this spring?
Wondering if I should go look for a black locust I can propagate from, even though they aren't native here. Seems like such a crazy tree with a ton of utility just a tad nervous if it will turn invasive.
Very interested in your Shipmast locust cuttings, but your offering page says you’re all sold out! Love the video content, but disappointed with the non-existent offering. Or did I miss something?
I know a guy. Just kidding , but really I met a landowner in the fingerlakes who told me the history of shipmast locust. I plan to look him up and get down there to harvest some roots. I have been growing bl for about 10 years and have a great cultivar going buts it's not shipmast. I will be taking cuttings this spring and pollarding this winter.
I took for granted that locust would root from branches, but since I actually looked, I haven't found any examples. I am trying it myself, on a very ad hoc basis.
Does this work for all woody plants? We are a local community organisation that grows trees/hedgerows and interested to know if it would work for eg field maple, guelder rose
Great video. Hardly anyone speaks about rooting root cuttings. I’m in the southern hemisphere, it’s May (our autumn/fall) and I rescued a bunch of prunus nigra (ornamental plums?) roots that have generated small stems since parent trees were felled to clean a construction site. Our current daytime highs are around 70°f and nighttime lows are around 55°f. Our midwinter average low is 40°f while our average midday high is 65°f. We are now in our dry season so from mid-May till end of September there is a 2% chance of rain and a 0,02% chance of snow (which disappears within 2 days). I know under-heating is ideal, but is it essential for both rooting and stem production?
hey man i got a quick question, will this work with rootstock from grafted pear tree's ive bought? i have most of them in the ground but still have 2 or 3 left in a big pot and could provide free rootstock to graft on myself from the same grafted pear variety?
Does anyone have info sources for propagating shademaster honey locust (seedless)? Got a couple root cuttings weeks ago but they're probably too large in diameter (~3/4 inch). Can get more in spring if smaller diameter is better. Is sand a good growing media?
Can one theoretically take black locust root cuttings and just plant them in place where you want the tree to grow without having them in an intermediate bed?
Note: The description has more info as well as a link to a video showing how the roots look after a few months and how we plant them out...
Another helpful thing when cutting your roots is to cut the bottom of cutting at an angle, so that if orientation is lost you'll know the right way by the slight angle of the cut, rather than the straight cut of the top. Haven't tried trees but love taking root cuttings for herbaceous perennials.
Good tip, Sir!
That's how I learned to do it too. Sharp razor knife worked best for this or the root tended to crush.
I've done this successfully for years now, with elderberry & gooseberry, mostly in late summer/fall. The tip here to add a heat source, "tomato temp," was super helpful for me now, as I plan to prop more of them soon/yet this spring! I'm in Lansing, MI, 5b & I so love the similar work we do!! Thank you so much for sharing.
🙌. I was worried about the orientation all day yesterday for no reason
Black Locust is a favourite tree I plant on the farm, they have so many good uses.
Wow, thank you so much for these videos on doing cuttings. I just got some plants from some awesome nurseries in Portland on a mini road trip. I got another elderberry with several pups and a male and female seaberry and honeyberry. Honeysuckle too. Couple others.
I know you're supposed to prune them the first year to keep from fruiting and focus on growing. If I can root those cuttings, great. I'm gonna try it. Got some blueberry cuttings on a heat mat already.
Sounds like a great nursery wow! I wouldn't personally cut plants that are just going in the ground or take propagation material... Just finger pinch any flowers that show up...
I like seeing Juan as more than a mystery person in the background
Thanks so much. Really appreciate the feedback.
Of course and best of luck!
Thank you for producing, sharing and being honest.
Thanks for the kind words
I, too, have a nice strain of straight black locust, but I propagate it in a much lazier way.
Every time I cut one down, a ton of them just shoot up from the earth in a 30ft radius from the one I cut.
I expect there will be a ton of little shoots after my new post hole digger shows up and I expand the chicken yard with homegrown locust posts.
I was just looking at my 2 cane bucket of 2nd year raspberry, wondering about cuttings. Timely vid! ❤
Would LOVE to hear more about your propagating methods with elderberry and currants. I've been interested in them recently, especially the native currants around here in the pacific northwest.
SW Washington here. I had success with currant cuttings last year. Red Flowering - 18” cuttings stuck about halfway down, cardboard, some mulch, plucked most of the flowers, and kept from drying out. Finally found elderberries in the wild. Fingers crossed that those will take. They were already breaking bud & the canes are quite tender so sticking poles in the ground has to be delicate
@@UpTheIrons51510 I did take a couple cuttings of a wild red flowering currant last week and have done the same, apparently they take super easily. I also got some Bob Gordon and Nova elderberry cuttings from a supplier, and sadly the nova elderberries dried out, but the all the Bob Gordon ones survived and are rooting out lovely.
They are incredibly easy to do from cuttings, I hope you experiment widely with them!
@@edibleacres Haha, thanks! Think one time I was watching a video where Sean just stuck some raspberries in the ground during a winters days and walked away, I did the same and have netted decent results, who knew stuff like that is so easy to do yet so overthought! Thanks for sharing the beauty of simplicity 💚
Thanks Sean, Sasha and Juan!
I hope you have a video on the history of and many attributes of black locust trees and wood. It's the future of agro forestry. I gave up on grass-fed beef and will use some of the land for locust and native xmas trees. Black spruce I hope.
Always love your content. I have finally this year started rooting cuttings. So jealous of your wood 🪵 stack in the background. Haha!
Good to know, thanks for sharing 👍 I just stuck a bunch of yew today. Got lots more to do Still.
Great video thanks!
Hope it is helpful. We don't get great success with this in the fall, but in the spring it can work wonders
Is there a list somewhere that you would recommend of plants that can reliably be propagated utilizing this method? Love this propagation content as always!
very helpful, thank you!
Thank you for sharing this information with us
Thanks for sharing 😊
Our locusts send out soo many surface roots, there are miles of propagation material under our feet. We always turned them sideways to get them started, but its interesting to know what the correct orientation is .. if I could ever figure out WHICH tree sent those roots!
It's good to know you can go either way. Up if you remember which way was up, sideways if thats what is easiest.. :)
Hey, because of this channel, I cut some apple and pear cuttings from my backyard and put them in a tub full of dirt with a heat mat underneath. Checked a few today and ROOTS!! Definitely looking forward to planting them out or gifting them. Do you know if frost is critical for planting them outside?
Thanks for all the info!
I'm happy to hear about your apple and pear cuttings starting to root! I put mulberry cuttings outside and had two nights of unexpected frost. they seem to be unaffected but I am further south and the weather was above freezing during the day time. best wishes propagating your new trees
Do you know if the original trees were grafted? The cuttings you rooted may need to be grafted on an appropriate root ball to survive. You will have to wait until frost has pass passed and condition them with exposure just like any plants to get them to harden off before planting.
@@angelad.8944 I don't think this tree was grafted. Great point!
Hi! How moist do you keep the soil when it is by the heat source over the next few months?
Holy Cats! That's one big kitty
Thank you very much for the amazing video and information! After the first watering, should we continue to water it?
Love your channel new subscriber! Also here in new York and would love to get my hands on some of your shipmast locust! Will you have some for sale this spring?
I read the thumbnail as "Root Propaganda", I imagine it's anything but that.
Wondering if I should go look for a black locust I can propagate from, even though they aren't native here. Seems like such a crazy tree with a ton of utility just a tad nervous if it will turn invasive.
When will these be back in stock on the website?
Are all locusts (black, honey, water) good to cut the roots late in March (now)?
Very interested in your Shipmast locust cuttings, but your offering page says you’re all sold out! Love the video content, but disappointed with the non-existent offering. Or did I miss something?
I know a guy. Just kidding , but really I met a landowner in the fingerlakes who told me the history of shipmast locust. I plan to look him up and get down there to harvest some roots. I have been growing bl for about 10 years and have a great cultivar going buts it's not shipmast. I will be taking cuttings this spring and pollarding this winter.
It's there an advantage to rooting roots instead of cuttings?
I took for granted that locust would root from branches, but since I actually looked, I haven't found any examples.
I am trying it myself, on a very ad hoc basis.
Does this work for all woody plants? We are a local community organisation that grows trees/hedgerows and interested to know if it would work for eg field maple, guelder rose
Does this work with thornless honey locust as well? I want to propagate thornless honey locust because of the children in the orchard
Great video. Hardly anyone speaks about rooting root cuttings.
I’m in the southern hemisphere, it’s May (our autumn/fall) and I rescued a bunch of prunus nigra (ornamental plums?) roots that have generated small stems since parent trees were felled to clean a construction site.
Our current daytime highs are around 70°f and nighttime lows are around 55°f.
Our midwinter average low is 40°f while our average midday high is 65°f.
We are now in our dry season so from mid-May till end of September there is a 2% chance of rain and a 0,02% chance of snow (which disappears within 2 days).
I know under-heating is ideal, but is it essential for both rooting and stem production?
I think this time of year you wouldn't need additional heat to help callousing and rooting.
hey man i got a quick question, will this work with rootstock from grafted pear tree's ive bought? i have most of them in the ground but still have 2 or 3 left in a big pot and could provide free rootstock to graft on myself from the same grafted pear variety?
I am not going to say with any sense of authority or expertise but that seems to me to be a very reasonable thing to experiment with
Are you growing the black locust for future lumber production?
have y'all experimented with sumac propagation through root cuttings? winged or staghorn?
Does anyone have info sources for propagating shademaster honey locust (seedless)? Got a couple root cuttings weeks ago but they're probably too large in diameter (~3/4 inch). Can get more in spring if smaller diameter is better. Is sand a good growing media?
Can one theoretically take black locust root cuttings and just plant them in place where you want the tree to grow without having them in an intermediate bed?
Seems quite possible..
within reason. Black locust likes sunny , loose soil. It thrives where sun loving weeds grow.
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Does this work with elderberry roots?
if you have any extra, would love to add it to me order!
We've got some slim pickings on the roots this season, but we hope to ramp them up a lot this year, fingers crossed!
Do you keep wetting the medium while you wait for the roots to form thank you
Yes but not too wet, just so it doesn't dry out
Thanks for sharing!