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Originally Posted by rich985
How do you go about rooting peach tree cuttings? I heard they were only propagated by seed and by grafting. Reason I ask is that I have a peach tree in my yard that produces excellent peaches, and I've tried to root cuttings, but had no luck.
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I've had no trouble with cuttings taken just prior to bud break in the late winter. I put them in rooting pots and keep them at 75 F with moderate overhead light. The soil needs to have aeration (coir works really well) and it should be slightly moist. The cuttings themselves should not totally dry out either, but too much moisture will bring on an attack of mold.
On the other hand, a few years ago I was installing some soaker hoses in the spring for a vegetable garden. The hose was not cooperating with placement, so I went to the mulch pile and pulled out some "sticks" from the winter pruning and stuck them in the ground to hold the hose. After 6 weeks when the veggies started sprouting, so did the cuttings!
As for roses, I've had nearly 100% success rate rooting them directly. However, Jack Daw is correct that some varieties do better grafted -- in particular, they depend on a vigorous root stock.