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Can Gorse be grown from cuttings?
Mountainranger
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in Plants
Hi
I'm wanting to create a Gorse hedge (Ulex europaeus). Is it possible to cultivate it with heel cuttings in winter from an existing gorse bush?
Do the cuttings need to be semi hardwood and propagated under cover or outdoors?
Has anyone cultivated gorse from cuttings before?
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its a weed , scatter the seeds and stand back
I seem to remember reading that you can get gorse seed to germinate more easily by creating a fire above the soil where they are sown, can't remember where I read it but it stuck in my head as a very strange concept.
Try collecting seeds by cutting the seed heads (which may not be ripe until later in the year) and putting them into a bag and shaking it. Collect the seeds that have fallen out into the bottom of the bag and if you have boggy/peaty soil just scatter them around and the bush should establish easily.