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cuttings questions

20 years ago

Dear friends in gardening:

I have the following questions:

1.-Does anybody knows the meaning of these words: caliper,root-stock,bare-root?

2.-Does anybody ever built a propagator and how?

3.-Who sells rooted fruit tree cuttings like pomegranates,grapes,figs,etc by bulk?

4.-What are the best thermostats,rooting hormones,growing media or cells for cuttings,misting head sprays,heat mats/cables,etc in the market?

Can you use an unplugged refrigerator to propagate and how?

Tell me about your experiences growing fruit tree cuttings.

Thank you very much

Brian

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geoforce
20 years ago
For your definitions at least:

Caliper is basically the diameter. Generally used to describe nursery trees by the trunk diameter

Root-stock is the root portion of grafted plants. Commercial fruit trees are virtually all grafted onto seedling root stock as their cuttings do not root well. Dwarf varieties are generally scions (Cuttings or buds) from full sized trees grafted onto a 'Dwarfing' root-stock.

Bare root means the plant is shipped in a dormant state (hopefully) with no soil around its roots. A common condition with many fruit or ornamental trees,

George
albert_135 　 39.17°N 119.76°W 4695ft.
20 years ago
Does anyone know if bluestem.hort.purdue.edu is down temporarly or forever?

It should have the answer to every propagation question ever asked.
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