Re: Propagation of Cotinus (Smoke Tree)

In a message dated 6/19/02 12:21:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Meum71@aol.com 
writes:

<< Propegation of Cotinus coggygria:
 
 Cuttings taken in July treated with 2% IBA work very well.
 
 For best results use soft wood cuttings with 100 ppm IBA dip and use a 
 peat/perlite mix and mist.   >>


To this I would add that you can try many cuttings using PVCpipe cuts lined 
up in a woden box or plastic square box. Fill the pipe pieces with a mix of 
sand and peat and water from beneath, allowing the water to wick upward 
keeping rot from occuring at the soil line.  Using this method, you can do 
dozens of cuttings allowing for the loss of a few and still get good plants.  
You should have rooted plants by the end of summer which can be wintered over 
in a frame. All that needs to be done is push the rooted plant out of the 
pipe and no disturbance of the roots takes place. The  pipe cuts can be quite 
narrow allowing you to do many plants also allowing for the loss of a few not 
worrying you.

I have had good luck, not 100% but pretty good, digging out suckers and 
potting them. 

 Half hard wood is needed.  Reduce leaf surface if the leaves are large by 
cutting them in half.  Don, as in all cuttings, put in shade for a few weeks 
and then into part shade and pray over them.  Cuttings from woody plants all 
have there special requirements but nothing ventured, nothing gained. I am 
working on Viburnums just now and they are easy.  You might also try seed.  
We have had one that produces a few seedlings now and then.

Claire Peplowski
NYS z4

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