Hardwood cuttings
These are usually taken at the end of the growing season, from this years growth.
HARDWOOD CUTTINGS
Hardwood cuttings are taken in Autumn (after leaf-fall) to early Winter. They consist of the leafless shoots of fully ripe growth up to 1" in diameter.
Hardwood Cuttings
Hardwood cuttings are growths this season that have fully matured. They have grown to about an inch thick, have hard exteriors and are devoid of leaves.
A hardwood cutting is more likely to root while the green or soft-wood cutting seems more likely to rot. The cutting is immediately placed into a porous soil mix which is then moistened. One to two inches of stem is inserted into the soil.
Hardwood cuttings are much more durable than softwood cuttings which is why hardwoods are the best technique for the home gardener. A deciduous plant is a plant that loses it's leaves during the winter.
Hardwood: Hardwood cuttings are made from 3-4 year-old wood taken in mid-winter. Leaves are striped off completely, and cuttings are rooted over the course a several months. Bottom heat and growth regulator dips improve rooting.
This process works better of course if there is sufficient food to make this happen, thus the need for retaining leaves on softwood and semi hardwood cuttings.
Hardwood cuttings are usually taken at the end of the current year's growing season but with a growth beginning the following season.
This type of cutting is generally taken from newer growth, but older than brand new growth with harder and firmer wood.
- Hardwood
Hardwood cuttings are taken from growth that has survived a whole growing season.
Take planned air layerings in early summer, semi-hardwood cuttings and also pot on new seedlings
Enjoy walks in potential bonsai hunting grounds where permission has been obtained, looking for suitable trees to collect in the spring ...
 See also: Cutting, Cuttings, Bonsai, Species, Pruning
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