Re: Bay Leaf
- To: propagation@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Bay Leaf
- From: "* J* R* <l*@hevanet.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 06:30:01 -0700
Harry Lauder's Walking Stick, Corylus contorta, (hazlenut) is usually most
easily propagated by getting a sucker from an existing tree. Growing
seedlings only gives a small percentage of contorted types and the seed must
be very fresh, like right off the tree, and be planted immediately.
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>From: micyn@cvtv.net (Cindy Meredith)
>To: propagation@mallorn.com
>Subject: Bay Leaf
>Date: Tue, Jul 13, 1999, 5:41 AM
>
>>Anyone know how to propagate Bay Leaf (herb) or Harry Lauders Walking
>>Stick(shrub)?
>
>Hello Dawn,
>
>I've propagated Bay Tree by taking tip cuttings. Using the usual method of
>stripping the lower leaves, I put them in a light soil medium and kept them
>in the shade outdoors covered with plastic and misted once or twice a day.
>They rooted in about 6 weeks. I'd read that rooting Bay is very difficult
>with the roots taking up to 6 months to form. Not so for me. Then, I potted
>them up and they're doing very nicely now a year later.
>
>Cindy in TX
>
>
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