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Pyracantha
andy.mottau
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hello fellow green fingered friends
do you have any tips to propagate pyracantha plants from soft wood cuttings?
thanks
andy
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I should imagine you take a good length. Cut tbe lower stem off just below a leaf node. Strip the leaves off until there just below the tip. If you have a propagator stick them in there. Until tbey show new life.
They may benefit from being dipped in hormone powder also.
take them when this years growth get to about 4 inches long,
remove the bottom two thirds leaves and side branches,
nip the tip out,
place into a well draining compost (around the outside of a pot works best),
water, place somewhere shady and wait, next year - free plants!
I find things root better in damp vermiculite. Keep the pot on a north facing windowsill until the cuttings have rooted.