Re: [SG] propogating lilacs
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- Subject: Re: [SG] propogating lilacs
- From: D* G* <d*@MINDLINK.NET>
- Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 23:57:50 -0700
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From: Brian Harrison <blt@ERINET.COM>
Subject: [SG] propagating lilacs
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> First, how much sun do they need. Or, should I say, how
> much shade can the tolerate?
In my experience , not a lot and still produce good flowering.
> Second, when is the best time to get starts? Most of
> my neighbors have suckers that they will share but I
> am not sure when I should move them to my yard. Is
> it best in early spring before blooming, right after blooming,
> or in the fall?
Here is a section copied from a database on my computer. I have
forgotten the source. I hope the formatting doesn't foul it up for you
to read;
"Name Syringa vulgaris
Cultivar Prof. Sargent
Cutting Type softwood, 4-6", cut through annual ring
Age-Stage
When taken April 27
Medium IBA 0.8% or IBA 1.2% in talcAuxin German peat + sand (1:2)
Structure open bench
Bottom Heat 68F%
Rooting 100%
Time to root 4 weeks
Care
Location Yonkers, NYReference Kirkpatrick, H. 1956. Proc. IPPS 6:81-
83.> Third, is there anything else I should know, do or avoid in
> order be successful in bringing lilacs to my yard?
Like most deciduous trees they will need lime if your soil is acidic.
Blight is common in wet areas but can be minimized by preventive
use of fungicide - last treatment just before bud break. Viruses can
be introduced by grafters if tools are not kept sterile.
YMMV, but most of above applies most of the time. If you can
maintain humidity on rooting bed, many believe cuttings are most
successful if taken from blind wood during the flowering period.
Good Luck.
Dennis
Dennis_Goos@mindlink.net
