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Feb 19, 2014 11:06 PM CST
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Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
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Hey folks, I got a big cutting of a NOID white plumeria last October - it was a leftover at our local Master Gardener plant sale. It's been 'stuck' in a pot all winter and I didn't expect it to do anything except maybe show signs of roots.

I lifted it gently out of its pot today to check for roots and there's nothing. The lower part of the cutting (it's about 3ft long!) is a bit shriveled but feels firm, not squishy. The end is green but not swelling at all yet. My other plumerias are already putting out little leaves.

Should I be doing anything to help this cutting get started?
Elaine

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Feb 20, 2014 5:44 AM CST

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Can you post a picture? Especially of the cut end?
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Feb 20, 2014 7:10 AM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
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A three foot cutting is a long cutting, isn't it Hetty? This could/should end up being two rooted plants.
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Feb 20, 2014 8:04 AM CST

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I personally don't go much for tipless cuttings. In my experience they never end up being satisfactory plants down the road. I might make an exception if it is a very desirable cultivar.
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Feb 20, 2014 8:48 AM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
Bromeliad Vegetable Grower Region: United States of America Tropicals Plumerias Orchids
Region: Mississippi Master Gardener: Mississippi Hummingbirder Cat Lover Composter Seller of Garden Stuff
No, no. I meant get the one long one well-rooted, and then take another cutting from that one. I should have explained better. Sorry.
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Feb 20, 2014 12:54 PM CST
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Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
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I knew you'd want pictures. Here ya go. I rinsed off the cut end to get a better look at it. Bark is peeling back a bit but it feels firm, and woody not the least bit mushy.

Top end has a branch that was cut off about 8in from the end. The bark is not shriveled above that.


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Elaine

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Feb 20, 2014 1:06 PM CST

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I would peel back the 'skin' at the bottom end; it looks there might be some rotting material there. If there is, remove that and rinse the end with some Hydrogen Peroxide. Then just plant it in the warmest spot and do not water it at all until you see leaves.
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Feb 20, 2014 2:19 PM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
Bromeliad Vegetable Grower Region: United States of America Tropicals Plumerias Orchids
Region: Mississippi Master Gardener: Mississippi Hummingbirder Cat Lover Composter Seller of Garden Stuff
Hetty, do you like to cut the "rooting" end square or angled? I read somewhere that an angle cut gives more surface area for rooting. Don't know whether this theory holds water or not. Rolling my eyes.
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Feb 20, 2014 2:51 PM CST

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I always cut straight across. With any angled cutting I have rooted I have only observed roots at the tip end, so no, it hasn't worked out that way for me.
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Feb 20, 2014 3:00 PM CST
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Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
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Ok, will do thanks!
Elaine

"Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." –Winston Churchill
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Feb 20, 2014 3:25 PM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
Bromeliad Vegetable Grower Region: United States of America Tropicals Plumerias Orchids
Region: Mississippi Master Gardener: Mississippi Hummingbirder Cat Lover Composter Seller of Garden Stuff
I do the same. Now I know I should get the best results doing so. Thanks. Thumbs up
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Feb 21, 2014 7:36 AM CST
Name: Brian
Ontario Canada (Zone 5b)
Do roots form only at the very end of the cutting? It sounds to me that that is what is being said here, am I wrong? Most other plants I've had cuttings from have rooted from all along the buried end of the cutting.
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Feb 21, 2014 7:48 AM CST

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Brian, generally you only get roots at the very end.
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