Soak the mixture in water and let it drain for 20 minutes.
Sep 21, Make a “tongue” in the weeping cherry tree cutting and the cherry tree rootstock. Use the knife to make a straight cut into the bottom of the cutting and the top of the rootstock.
The “tongue” should be a small sliver that pulls away from the main portion of the cutting or rootstock creating an opening (it should look like a tongue).Missing: Easton MA. Go for the root area for the simplest pruning.
Water sprouts, or as some people call them “suckers” grow out at the root area, taking away important water and nutrients from the tree. Check your Weeping Cherry regularly for this new growth. Lastly, contain the cascade for better growth. If you want the most fragrant and flowering cascade Missing: Easton MA. Feb 11, 1. If yours is a Japanese Weeping Cherry (Prunus subhirtella), then they are very fast growers, as trees go. You can root cuttings of firm, young wood during the active growth phase in late spring/early summer.
Take a" cuttings from the new growth. Remove the bottom leaves (keep the leaves on the upper one or two nodes) and dip the base of the cutting in a rooting hormone, such as Missing: Easton MA.