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Originally Posted by siege2050
Speaking of Dawn Redwoods, whats the best way to take cuttings from these guys? My dad has a 30 foot one in his back yard that he got somewhere awhile back. I need some fast growing Redwoods around here lol.
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Dawn redwood cuttings must be taken during dormancy, and the younger the tree, the better. They root them commercially from green cuttings, but this requires overhead misters and the like.
Your best bet will be to snap a twig from a seedling and place it in a pot full of sand over the winter. Again, the younger the tree, the better the "memory" to regrow. Forget trying to do this with a mature tree; it simply will not work.
Growing from seed is easy; stratify for at least 30 days and place seeds in a moist paper towel in a sunny windowsill. You'll have at least 97% germination if the seed is viable. FW Schumacher in Sandwich, MA is a good seed source. New seedlings are prone to damping off, so spray with fungicide.