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Well, it keeps it alive  , enjoy your Sunday.
Kath
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| Well, I did the 10" cutting and still had a long piece left over so I did another one and tucked it in the side of an existing bonsai pot (mixture of grit, CL and compost). They have both survived a night of heavy rain and strong winds so I guess it's just wait and see now. What's the latest in the year to take this kind of cutting? I'd like to thin out the parent plant and it seems a waste to throw all the long offcuts on the compost. Maybe I'll just tuck all of them in the ground somewhere and see what success rate I get.
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| Hi Daryl Most advice is to take hardwood cuttings from Autumn through to late winter, but I have only been successful with fuchsia through to late Autumn, that is planting into the garden, of course if you have a cold frame this gives extra protection if planting later in the year
Kath
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| OK. Thanks. I'll let you know how I get on.
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| I did a first prune of the microphyllia bush today and took about 20 hardwood cuttings which are now in a bed in the garden. Hopefully I'll get a few successes out of them. My next question is ... If they are 5" into the ground and the roots grow at the bottom of the 5", won't it then be diificult to get the tree into a shallow bonsai training pot. What stages in between do you have to use? Or do the new roots grow at the top of the 5" under the ground?
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| Hi Daryl, Usually, the first sign of roots do appear at the bottom, followed by more roots further up the stem, coming around an old node which would have previously been a lateral stem. When ready, I usually pot them up into an ordinary flower pot and keep "potting them up" until in at least a 5 inch pot for a couple of years, this gives them chance to produce a nice compact root system and thickening of the stem/trunk. After that I gradually "pot them down", lightly root pruning each time until I think they are ready for a bonsai pot/dish, hope this helps ps. I have also had success with grafting 'rooted stems' together
Kath
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| Thanks Kath. That makes perfect sense. Thanks for the nice clear explanation. Just have to watch, wait and be patient now!
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You're very welcome Daryl
Kath
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| All is well in the garden. The first cutting I did is putting out lots of flowers and new growth so I guess that's a success. The ones I did a couple of weeks later also look happy enough. Will they be OK if we have frosts and long, cold, snowy spells like last year? Should I be giving them some frost protection or is this type completely hardy. There was nothing on the plant label to suggest that they needed winter protection. Shall I assume that they will be OK? Daryl
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| Hi Daryl, Most of the microphylla varieities are hardy especially if you live near the coast (not sure where you are situated ie where you live), and also if your garden is sheltered and not too exposed to cold winds.
Kath
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People will forget what you did,
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