Robinia cuttings
I had a very young Robinia purple robe or casque rouge in the parkway as
a street tree until recently vandalized - sawn off at the base- (I live
in Berkeley, where both plant vandals and thieves are unfortunately
very common) and i was wondering -
1. what sort of tree is likely to sprout up from the base (looks like
it was a grafted tree); 2. and it now being the beginning of autumn
here, are cuttings from the recent growth (woody) likely to be rootable
(or preservable in the fridge/freezer for grafting onto shoots next
spring?)
When replaced, i will fence it till it attains a bigger size and
probably plant Urtica around the base - for the catterpillar's
appetites, of course.
