blueberry propagation ?

[chuckell]

~i want to try to root some blueberry cutting,is this possible ?,and when do i cut them (dormant or active growing??)and how many nodes or length on cuttings ?>?,can anybody vouch they have done this? i'm looking for a pro to help me who has done this successfully already,and thanks~

[WillsC]

Chuck,

Every BB plant you see for sale came from a cutting so yep it is possible, you can also airlayer the BB's. BB though are much harder to root than figs and take a lot longer to root and grow out. The pros propagate them under intermittent mist so that the leaves always have a film of water on them BUT you can do it other ways. I have rooted them in a flat with a dome and in cups with a clear cup on top, whatever holds the moisture and humidity in.

Best is to use young current years growth but you can root SMALL dormant twigs also.

[chuckell]

Chuck,

Every BB plant you see for sale came from a cutting so yep it is possible, you can also airlayer the BB's. BB though are much harder to root than figs and take a lot longer to root and grow out. The pros propagate them under intermittent mist so that the leaves always have a film of water on them BUT you can do it other ways. I have rooted them in a flat with a dome and in cups with a clear cup on top, whatever holds the moisture and humidity in.

Best is to use young current years growth but you can root SMALL dormant twigs also.

thanks a lot ,

[Gina]

A number of years ago I started blueberries from cuttings too. They are more difficult than figs and roses, but it can be done. I read as much as I could online first. I used greenwood, but nothing too soft. Cuttings were about 5-6 inches in length, with leaves from the bottom half removed. Cutting were put in new mix (I think 1:1 peatmoss and perlite), each in their own container, and firmed in well.

The containers were put into a plastic bin, no drainage holes. (edit: the main bin had no drainage, the individual containers did.) They were not on the bottom, but raised on racks so any extra moisture would not saturate the mix. The bin was placed in the shade and covered with glass, though clear plastic would do. I looked at them often, and any that obviously failed were removed. I kept the humidity up with a spray bottle. This was in the summer, and some days were hot. I got about 50% success, which was not bad first time around.

[WillsC]

As Gina said and I forgot, brighter the light the better but has to be indirect or you will cook them. I always had better luck with the VERY small very thin cuttings. The cuttings that looked big and beautiful rotted and the ones you would normally not even try rooted great.

[chuckell]

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As Gina said and I forgot, brighter the light the better but has to be indirect or you will cook them. I always had better luck with the VERY small very thin cuttings. The cuttings that looked big and beautiful rotted and the ones you would normally not even try rooted great.

thanks

[chuckell]

A number of years ago I started blueberries from cuttings too. They are more difficult than figs and roses, but it can be done. I read as much as I could online first. I used greenwood, but nothing too soft. Cuttings were about 5-6 inches in length, with leaves from the bottom half removed. Cutting were put in new mix (I think 1:1 peatmoss and perlite), each in their own container, and firmed in well.

The containers were put into a plastic bin, no drainage holes. (edit: the main bin had no drainage, the individual containers did.) They were not on the bottom, but raised on racks so any extra moisture would not saturate the mix. The bin was placed in the shade and covered with glass, though clear plastic would do. I looked at them often, and any that obviously failed were removed. I kept the humidity up with a spray bottle. This was in the summer, and some days were hot. I got about 50% success, which was not bad first time around.

thank you

[lolita1234]

Chuck,
I want to share with you some of my experience about propagating blueberries . Last October, when it started to rain, I trimmed all my blueberry bushes (Duke, Patriot, Chandler) . Since there were so many cuttings and I hated to throw them away, I just stuck all the cuttings in pots full of dirt (without any cover or absolutely no rooting hormone) and left them outside . By late November I noticed that all the old leaves dropped and new leaves coming out . It means something isn't it ? Just luck ?????

Last November I received hundreds of blueberry plants ( SweetCrisp and Indocrisp) in dormant state from a nursery in Georgia. They were good size plants, so I did trim them down and stuck thousand of the cuttings in pots and leave them in the greenhouse without plastic cover. Once in a while I watered them . Today to my surprise, all of the cuttings produce new green buds ! I did not disturb them, just move all of them outside since it has been raining a lot here in Oregon .

Regarding the Chandler, Patriot and Duke cuttings that were outside since last October, all of them root very well and develope new branches .

So I guess blueberry cuttings are not very hard to root if they have enough humidity . You can try now (February) since the weather is still cold and wet. But in summer time, I doubt that this natural method will work. It will demand more efforts of course ...

[chuckell]

Chuck,
I want to share with you some of my experience about propagating blueberries . Last October, when it started to rain, I trimmed all my blueberry bushes (Duke, Patriot, Chandler) . Since there were so many cuttings and I hated to throw them away, I just stuck all the cuttings in pots full of dirt (without any cover or absolutely no rooting hormone) and left them outside . By late November I noticed that all the old leaves dropped and new leaves coming out . It means something isn't it ? Just luck ?????

Last November I received hundreds of blueberry plants ( SweetCrisp and Indocrisp) in dormant state from a nursery in Georgia. They were good size plants, so I did trim them down and stuck thousand of the cuttings in pots and leave them in the greenhouse without plastic cover. Once in a while I watered them . Today to my surprise, all of the cuttings produce new green buds ! I did not disturb them, just move all of them outside since it has been raining a lot here in Oregon .

Regarding the Chandler, Patriot and Duke cuttings that were outside since last October, all of them root very well and develope new branches .

So I guess blueberry cuttings are not very hard to root if they have enough humidity . You can try now (February) since the weather is still cold and wet. But in summer time, I doubt that this natural method will work. It will demand more efforts of course ...

thanks alot

[chuckell]

thank you

thanks a lot gina,

[chuckell]

As Gina said and I forgot, brighter the light the better but has to be indirect or you will cook them. I always had better luck with the VERY small very thin cuttings. The cuttings that looked big and beautiful rotted and the ones you would normally not even try rooted great.

thanks

[chuckell]

Chuck,

Every BB plant you see for sale came from a cutting so yep it is possible, you can also airlayer the BB's. BB though are much harder to root than figs and take a lot longer to root and grow out. The pros propagate them under intermittent mist so that the leaves always have a film of water on them BUT you can do it other ways. I have rooted them in a flat with a dome and in cups with a clear cup on top, whatever holds the moisture and humidity in.

Best is to use young current years growth but you can root SMALL dormant twigs also.

thanks wills