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willow soln for rooting?

19 years ago

OK, I'm not doing what I should in searching thru the forums for the thread I saw but I'll just toss this out.

Someone referenced mashing up willow twigs to use as a stimulant for rooting. Most of my cuttings do just fine rooting in an aerated water soln, but some are being reluctant. Does the willow twigs really help and if so what is the stimulating agent, salicylic acid? If that were the case I would think I could just dissolve an asirin in my bucket of water. Anybody out there able to assuage my curiosity? TIA, Will

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taxonomist
19 years ago
The active component in Willow extracts is Indoleacetic acid. It is in very low concentration and is also very quickly degraded by bacterial and fungal action. A dilute suspension of Indolebutanoic acid (incorrectly termed as Indolebutyric acid) in talc is a much more effective root inducer & it is quite stable if kept in a dry, cool, dark place.
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