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Olafhenny · 04-30-2013, 06:31 PM

Because a couple of previous oleander cuttings did not make it through our 2 months absence
in winter, I scoured my previously trimmed clean oleander shrubs for four more shoots to propagate.
Three of them rooted quickly like the one shown on the top. The fourth one, of which I had
carelessly peeled off a strip of bark, when removing excess leaves, just sat there. Because it still
looked healthy enough, I could not bring myself to toss it out.

A couple of days before this picture was taken I was amazed to see tiny little roots emerging
all along the injury.

There is a lesson to be learned for future propagation attempts: When I shear off the tops of my
two oleanders next fall, I will try three different approaches:

1. I will do as I did with the top one

2. I will remove a short strip of bark from the bottom of the cutting, to create a larger area
for roots to emerge, without the necessity of healing an injury as large as the lower one shown
in the photo.

3. I will split the bottom end lengthwise, hoping, that that will increase the areas for root
generation as well as increase the water intake.

Comparing the results should proof interesting.

04-30-2013, 06:31 PM	#707 (permalink)
Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 272,175 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Propagating Oleander from cuttings Because a couple of previous oleander cuttings did not make it through our 2 months absence in winter, I scoured my previously trimmed clean oleander shrubs for four more shoots to propagate. Three of them rooted quickly like the one shown on the top. The fourth one, of which I had carelessly peeled off a strip of bark, when removing excess leaves, just sat there. Because it still looked healthy enough, I could not bring myself to toss it out. A couple of days before this picture was taken I was amazed to see tiny little roots emerging all along the injury. There is a lesson to be learned for future propagation attempts: When I shear off the tops of my two oleanders next fall, I will try three different approaches: 1. I will do as I did with the top one 2. I will remove a short strip of bark from the bottom of the cutting, to create a larger area for roots to emerge, without the necessity of healing an injury as large as the lower one shown in the photo. 3. I will split the bottom end lengthwise, hoping, that that will increase the areas for root generation as well as increase the water intake. Comparing the results should proof interesting. __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.