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Re: english holly

At 09:34 22/04/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi, I got a 6 inch english holly plant at Xmas which I planted into a gallon
>pot filled with coconut fiber. It has taken off like a rocket and is now 3
>to 4 times the size it was at Xmas. Question now is when and how to take
>cuttings from it? any ideas? Thanks, Ellen
>           Ellen
>(astrath@superiway.net)

Dear Ellen,

Rooting English Holly cuttings is easy (Ilex aquifolium), but can vary
slightly between cultivars.  The general idea is to harvest semi- to
well-hardened shoot tips, a few inches long, to treat them with rooting
hormone, and then to lay back and watch.  You'll find good information at
the following URL (a database on cutting propagation by species or cultivar
- VERY USEFUL!) :

http://telework.ucdavis.edu/root/list0/l0000068.htm

Dirr and Heuser's 1987 book, "The reference manual of woody plants", has a
good general description also.  I suppose any basic manual will also
provide the answers you are looking for.

Good luck!

Denise

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Pepiniere forestiere de St-Modeste, 
410 rue Principale, St-Modeste, Quebec GOL 3W0 Canada
tel.: 418-862-5511  FAX: 418-862-0564
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