I have rooted them in sandy soil before. I'm not sure if just plain water will work though.

Thank you. I have several. I will "plant" some of them and leave a couple in water and see what happens. Thanks for responding.

When I done it, it was in spring. I took the cutting, applied rooting hormone, stuck it in sandy soil, and then put it in the shade. I also watered and misted it everyday. It wouldn't hurt to tear off some of the leaves too. That will keep it from drying out too fast.

Yes, I'm thinking that Fall might be the wrong time to try this but the problem in the Spring is I don't know the male from female. I don't need to plant males because there is a wooded area across the street full of wax myrtles. My yard is not huge so I don't want to plant a male. This time of the year the females are loaded with berries. I stripped the berries off and also some of the leaves so I guess all I can do now is keep my fingers crossed.

Suckers usually transplant well. Maybe you can find some coming up around a female?

When you find a female, tie a little string or yarn around it to remember where it is in the spring.

Let us know if you successfully root wax myrtle. A lot of it grows on my property, and I've tried to root a few females, since the birds love the berries so much, but I was never successful.
Digging up suckers around a female sounds like a good idea!
Sherry

try layering some of the branches by bending a low-growing, flexible stem to the ground. dig down a few inches and cover part of it with soil. hold it down with a rock or pin it with heavy wire (coathanger will work),leaving about 6 to 12 inches at the tip above the soil.
some sources say to wound the stem that is buried or stake the exposed tip to a vertical position to help induce rooting.
when you see new growth, dig it up and transplant.

The problem with the suckers is everytime we think we have found one its connected to a humongous limb that's on the ground.

Thanks, Jeff. I think I'll try the layering technique. I had good luck with that years ago with an azalea (I think). I should have thought of that!

Thanks everyone for your help. This is such a great board!