Thanks, Steve!

Wow so wonderful to see all this and encouraging great jobs guys!!! Here is mine still looking great I changed spots since it got sunlight at evening and that was still too much. So hot here lately and a drought

I don't see it.

Those look awesome Maso!

Hi Brian, Ubro was mentioning that she roots her cuttings in pure sphagnum moss (the hairy kind) so I think I will try that at some point too. It would make it very easy to check for root development. Oh I'm excited for you re: the greenhouse!! Did you see my post about hail? My trees got hammered this weekend, the trees will be fine but I lost some fruit and leaves. So no I haven't made any more plans for a GH yet but I had better start working on it as bigger hail will hit at some point and that would be lethal. Have you had hail to deal with ever? You gotta post pics of the greenhouse when you're done!!

Vladimir I have a fun idea... why don't you try planting one or a few of your seedlings in the ground in a makeshift greenhouse like Steve does? You could make them cheaply with used windows and your property looks big enough you could find a nice spot for them. You have the same zone as Steve so why not? That would be cool to see how you do!

Hobby, I have thought of that but am concerned about keeping it warm enough. I don't know how Steve does it. I could build a lean to up against the house (if my wife lets me tear out the perennials).

I think Steve does triple panes... or triple layers of windows, but I will let him take it from here. Steve finally somehow who may give your technique a try!! I would love to but my zone is WAY off.

Hobby by I have the same issue with the cold and snow :(. a green house would put me in the poor house electricity is already 500 bucks a month

-----------------electricity is already 500 bucks a month-----------------------

Here in Cincinnati 45223 my gas and electric run between $120-$160 a month. I have a fixed meter charge of about $80 a month and then I buy my gas and electric. Year around I pay more for my fixed meter reading fee than I do in the energy plus its transportation through lines/pipes combined fee. We have some very nice houses for sale on my street. We just had an area gun fight leaving both assailants dead, The bar it was in was illegal with no liqueur license. When the police went to shut it down, they arrived to and found that an angry victim had just torched the place. They got to watch the fireman put out the badly needed fire. In recent years 3 teenagers were gunned down leaving one dead one paraplegic below the belly button and one just escaped amputation of one leg. In that same time period an active rape gang praying on children walking home from school was eliminated. All the pregnancies were carried to term. 8 street gangs of about 200 people got free room and board in the prisons with 3 hots and a cot. The Northside Taliban got its clock cleaned good..

Since this is a citrus forum I will let you know that my area is know for its citrus trees and you would be very welcome by all my law abiding neighbors as well as myself

My writings above is very accurate.

6b steve Cincinnati

PS My property taxes run just under $700 a year

Oh my goodness!!! That is sad :(

Oh my gosh I am so excited like a kid in a candy store my citrus project is a success yes I did it Yahoo

Nice work those look great! Congrats!

This is why I love biology! I am happy for you!

Maso, what kind of tree did those cuttings com from?

It came from my 11 year old seedling. With all the charactatistics of a Lisbon.

Congratulations. If you took that cutting from high up in your Lisbon it will be of fruiting age very soon in not already of age.

With all my reading and understanding. I thought it didn't matter where the cuttings came from in the tree it all has the same age imprint. I am not an expert but would like to know why it would make a difference from top to bottom. These cuttings are new shoots directly from the trunk of the tree

O. K. so you guys rooted some trifoliata cuttings. That has been going on for years on this forum. Please show growing one of those to grafting size and making use of it.

Oh, tantanman, can't we just have fun?

I'll take as a challenge lol. I have debunked a lot of folks with my tree!!!! I despise grafted trees !!!! To me it's not a true tree! But each of us have preferences. Mine are in my house during winter in a pot so there is more to consider than outside atmosphere. This is a project and a learning experience. I bet my cuttings will grow fruit in 3 years. And if not it will be a beautiful addition to my collection knowing I did it and had fun with everyone :) just like everyone telling me you are waisting your time with my 11 year old seedling. Didn't want to throw away my shoots find it a waste and not to try something new :)

On rooting Cuttings I am running at exactly 100% failure. On grafting citrus I am running about 0.7% success with one graft survival. On grafting fruit trees About 20%. I'll take grafting over cuttings.

The age imprint I thought was measured from the roots. If a trunk sucker comes about at leaf node 50 then the first leaf is node 51. But you may do better

I have have already taken the challenge. I have chosen my branch to cut it is about 4 feet. Just need to set it up for cover to keep the humidity. A pot and a cover I am on the hunt on my property for the two. Will show you a pic when it is done. Tantanman hope you read this lol just teasing thanks for the challenge :)

Ok so here it is a top branch with tiny thorns sign of maturity here is my set up I will let you al know how it goes

Nice looking branch.

I'll say a little prayer for you

I hope this turns out real well for you.

Maso, great job! I wish you luck with your new cutting and a pat on the back with the successful one. That pat also extends to Vladimir. We ARE having fun and learning along the way....at least those of us who have not done this before.

Thank all of you. This IS all about having fun! And I would have whole lot more fun if I could use suckers or other cuttings for rootstock. Not to mention all the trees I could give my friends. I have lots of requests for many of the non- commercial varieties I have.

Updated its been a month ! on the big branch! So I have lost only one leaf. The rest didn't look to good curled but not dry. I removed it and soaked it my tub for 2 hrs in warm water like 20 degrees Celsius they perked up a bit I replanted it with root growth. The leaves all look awesome now :) The branch is still very healthy! Covered it again and I will check again in a month. It had no roots but the bottom was not rotten either.

Good job! Can't wait to see how it works out!

Here are mine, all still going strong except the limequat cutting that dried and shriveled. The oro blanco on the far left was the one with the root nodes starting to show, it is now 2.5 months old so I hope something is happening in there! No roots at the bottom yet but I think I will wait a bit longer, don't want to disturb the roots if they are growing.

Plus I finally sliced off those flying dragon suckers and am trying to propagate in water in the front there. Nothing yet.

Great job Hobby! You will have even more trees when those grow up ;-)

Thanks Laura, extras will be great! Perfect for potential tradesies with my north of the border buddies lol. Not that I need to be thinking about expanding right now. So far my must have list for next year is extremely modest... only 5 types! Not sure how long that will last ;).

For all you trying to grow citrus from cuttings...it is really important that you maintain high humidity around them. For those living in coastal SE, the ambient outdoor humidity may be enough and you can just stick them in the sandy ground outside. For those trying them elsewhere, a baggy, terrarium, or container of some kind must be used.

Once you take the cutting, the clock starts ticking. It has been deprived of its root source. It is a race between the cutting either drying up, bottom rotting , or actually forming roots.

High light levels are also important for the cutting to continue to photosynthesize during the sometimes long rooting process. Not full sun or it will cook, but as bright light as possible. A sunny window, or outdoors in dappled shade. Heat also helps a lot. Over 80 degrees in the rooting medium.

It is important that the cutting not be too terribly long or have too many leaves. Reduce number of leaves to 3 or 4. I usually leave about 3 on a 4- or 5-inch cutting and of those, I trim the outer 1/3 to 1/2 off. If any leaves fall off during the rooting process, then you have too many leaves. They should be removed to prevent mold.

You should start to see some callus formation eventually. This may eventually lead to roots. If you see callus formation, you might re-administer rooting hormone and reinsert the cutting.

Yes, it's 'fun' to try all methods, but gets discouraging when unconventional methods consistently result in failure.

Good tips Dave thanks!

Yeah, great tips...I've not had success yet.

thanks Dave. That process you described work well for success with my hardy Chicago fig cuttings.

Well well my project has worked. My big branch has roots !!!!

I am so excited I put it back where it was and I don't need to check no more here is the set up simple and anyone can do it !!!

I didn't cut any leaves, took 2.5 months to root with root hormones and dipping the whole branch in water 3 times never removed the plastic covering.

This is all so neat, I think I will try to root my trimmings when I prune my trees. I don't expect much but it seems worth a try. I am learning so much from this forum its great to see so many people with this passion.

It's fun to try and you have nothing to lose

I've had about 50% success rate with my cuttings too maso, great job! I haven't tried any big branches like yours but it's totally worth trying if you have the branches. I'm waiting for mine to develop bigger root systems and then I will repot into 511.

Actually does anyone know when I should start fertilizing my cuttings? The root systems are still tiny to small.

One tablespoon sugar to 1 gallon of water. This is root food and wait on the NPK.

Thanks Steve will do.