Portuguese Laurel Cuttings

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• Fairygirl Posts: 55,117

  August 2021

  I've not done Portuguese laurel @Buch , but I think it's the same as cherry laurel, ie now and into autumn, with semi ripe cuttings.
  Have you done cuttings before? 

  It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
  
  
  
  I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...

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• historyman Posts: 141

  August 2021

  I had great success with sowing seeds in seed trays and leaving them outside, under a hedge, all winter and all germinated.
  Tried cutting - they did not take at all.

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• Buch Posts: 40

  August 2021 edited August 2021

  Fairygirl said:

  I've not done Portuguese laurel @Buch , but I think it's the same as cherry laurel, ie now and into autumn, with semi ripe cuttings.
  Have you done cuttings before? 

  Just some easier stuff like Dogwoods and Roses. 
  
  historyman said:

  I had great success with sowing seeds in seed trays and leaving them outside, under a hedge, all winter and all germinated.
  Tried cutting - they did not take at all.

  I never see berries on my Portuguese Laurel, is it because I trim it at the start of summer?

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• Fairygirl Posts: 55,117

  August 2021

  Yes - if you prune [for hedging for example] you'll cut off the flowers 
  
  Just do the same as you would for the other plants with your cuttings. 

  It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
  
  
  
  I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...

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• CostumedVole Posts: 257

  August 2021

  I've rooted them lots of times in water.

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