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Remove terminal bud or no? (Cuttings)

9 years ago

Hello GW,


Relatively new gardener here experimenting with propagation by cuttings. I've seen instructional videos and websites online that remove the terminal bud of a softwood or semi-softwood cutting, but I've also seen videos where the terminal bud remains. Is one or the other generally accepted as correct? If it depends on the plant, what is the rule of thumb?


As an aside, I recently took cuttings of fuschia, jasminum officinale, and gardenia. I removed the terminal buds from all three, but they all have axillary buds remaining - assuming they root, will I see growth from those buds eventually or do I need to take new cuttings with the terminal buds in place?


Thanks!

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