Have any members of the goup had any sucess taking cuttings from old trees
we have a mature baker (probably Bramley but very heavy cropper) I would
like to propagate. I'd rather it grew on its own rootstock than graft. I'm
looking to take softwood spurs around May.
DerekW

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Have any members of the goup had any sucess taking cuttings from old trees
we have a mature baker (probably Bramley but very heavy cropper) I would
like to propagate. I'd rather it grew on its own rootstock than graft. I'm
looking to take softwood spurs around May.

Traditionally, Bramley's Seedling grows on its own rootstock. Last year
they might have done well, but I took a lot of cuttings from two trees a
couple or three years ago, and despite keeping in partial shade and them
well watered, they all died.

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Rusty
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Have any members of the goup had any sucess taking cuttings from old trees
we have a mature baker (probably Bramley but very heavy cropper) I would
like to propagate. I'd rather it grew on its own rootstock than graft. I'm
looking to take softwood spurs around May.
DerekW



Try some hard wood cuttings now, normal method. should get 100% take but
do leave them at least a year before moving them
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

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Have any members of the goup had any sucess taking cuttings from old trees
we have a mature baker (probably Bramley but very heavy cropper) I would
like to propagate. I'd rather it grew on its own rootstock than graft. I'm
looking to take softwood spurs around May.

Try some hard wood cuttings now, normal method. should get 100% take but
do leave them at least a year before moving them

I've had almost 100% negative results from apple cuttings.
I understand that a few varieties strike easily, whilst most do not.
Soil type might be crucial too.

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Have any members of the goup had any sucess taking cuttings from old
trees
we have a mature baker (probably Bramley but very heavy cropper) I would
like to propagate. I'd rather it grew on its own rootstock than graft.
I'm
looking to take softwood spurs around May.
DerekW



Try some hard wood cuttings now, normal method. should get 100% take but
do leave them at least a year before moving them
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

Thanks Charlie I'll give it a try I was looking at the extra spurs that need
nipping out so thats the choice.
DerekW

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In article ,
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Have any members of the goup had any sucess taking cuttings from old
trees
we have a mature baker (probably Bramley but very heavy cropper) I would
like to propagate. I'd rather it grew on its own rootstock than graft.
I'm
looking to take softwood spurs around May.
DerekW



Try some hard wood cuttings now, normal method. should get 100% take but
do leave them at least a year before moving them
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

Thanks Charlie I'll give it a try I was looking at the extra spurs that need
nipping out so thats the choice.
DerekW



If you have any left the ripened straight shoots from last year make the
best material
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea