Cloning Trees?

UncleBuck

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UncleBuck that's how i clone my peach trees. If you have a tree, shrub or anything else that has limbs close to the ground you can put your foot on a limb and push it to the ground and cover it with soil, than place some heavy on it like a brick.. I'm rooted many snowball bushes that way.
i just bought 14 fruit trees and put in an orchard this spring, i think i might have to clone-prune instead of just pruning. didn't have the heart to cut them back as much as i should have. next spring though...
 

Jimmyjonestoo

Well-Known Member
I decided to try my hand at air layering and selected a few branches of my parents peach tree for experimentation. Ill be back with my results.
 

strainbank

Active Member
air layering will be your best bet.

strip back the bark at the point of the branch where you want roots to appear.



then wrap a bundle of soil/peat

around it, duct tape it up and keep it sealed to keep moisture in.



keep checking back for roots. might take a while.
wow this is bad ass, i wanna clone trees now! lol
 
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