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Growing Cherry Blossom Tree from Clippings - next steps?
Posted on 6/3/26 at 10:44 am
Posted on 6/3/26 at 10:44 am
I have a cherry blossom tree in front of my house that's on its way out. I like the tree and figured I'd try to grow a replacement myself.
I trimmed some of the small branches off, shaved the ends and dipped them in rooting hormone, and put the clippings in a mix of peat moss and pearlite. This was 8 weeks ago.
I kept the pots covered with ziploc bags to retain moisture. and placed them under my patio cover where the only direct sunlight they get is in the late afternoon.
I checked on one of the clippings this past weekend, and it has grown roots about 1" long. I haven't checked any of the others as I didn't want to disturb any delicate roots that may have grown.
Any idea what I should do next? Should I keep them where they are until the roots are longer? Or should I transfer them to pots with potting mix in them?
My goal is to get at least one - hopefully more - viable trees out this.
I trimmed some of the small branches off, shaved the ends and dipped them in rooting hormone, and put the clippings in a mix of peat moss and pearlite. This was 8 weeks ago.
I kept the pots covered with ziploc bags to retain moisture. and placed them under my patio cover where the only direct sunlight they get is in the late afternoon.
I checked on one of the clippings this past weekend, and it has grown roots about 1" long. I haven't checked any of the others as I didn't want to disturb any delicate roots that may have grown.
Any idea what I should do next? Should I keep them where they are until the roots are longer? Or should I transfer them to pots with potting mix in them?
My goal is to get at least one - hopefully more - viable trees out this.
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Posted on 6/3/26 at 11:09 am to boxcarbarney
leave them be until you see new growth. you can then repot if you want and start introducing sunlight. they are deciduous so i would wait until they go dormant to plant in the yard
Posted on 6/3/26 at 12:40 pm to cgrand
The clippings are pretty small, so I wouldn't plant them the yard yet. I was going to let them grow in pots for the time being.
Posted on 6/3/26 at 5:14 pm to boxcarbarney
It sounds like you have things well in hand. The hard part is over. Except the desire to do more. I would leave them be until they go dormant then transplant to pot or ground
Edited to add: you will need to have gradual removal of plastic bag and down the road gradual exposure to increasing sunlight
Edited to add: you will need to have gradual removal of plastic bag and down the road gradual exposure to increasing sunlight
This post was edited on 6/3/26 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 6/4/26 at 9:26 am to luvdoc
So I haven't had to water the clippings since first putting them in the pots. The plastic bags have retained all the moisture in the pots.
If I remove the bags, and leave the clippings in the peat moss/perlite mixture, how often should I be watering them?
If I remove the bags, and leave the clippings in the peat moss/perlite mixture, how often should I be watering them?
Posted on 6/4/26 at 10:50 am to boxcarbarney
As often as necessary? Your media sounds like something that is likely to dry out pretty quickly.
if you are not comfortable in your ability to reliably water as needed, repotting to more conventional soil may make sense. Maybe even just cut out the bottom of the current pot and put it down into a larger pot of conventional soil
I usually root in mature compost which is more forgiving, but even then I will put a tray/pan under the pot to catch about an inch of draining water every time I water, making the soil at the very bottom of the pot saturated initially, but generally giving me a little cushion to avoid drying out between waterings
if you are not comfortable in your ability to reliably water as needed, repotting to more conventional soil may make sense. Maybe even just cut out the bottom of the current pot and put it down into a larger pot of conventional soil
I usually root in mature compost which is more forgiving, but even then I will put a tray/pan under the pot to catch about an inch of draining water every time I water, making the soil at the very bottom of the pot saturated initially, but generally giving me a little cushion to avoid drying out between waterings
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