Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Making a tree brug from a 8 foot cutting, 1 by Kell

Kell wrote:
I thought some of you guys might be interested in seeing how easy this is to do. I have done this now for several years and never have lost any. I cut off suckers from the bottom of the mother brug. I leave them on the mother brug until they are the size I want for they grow very fast when still attached to the mother and they are always so straight.

I always use fast draining soil. I use a 5 gallon pot. I NEVER water unless the soil is just about dry. I keep the pot in shade but it is light.

I am blessed with pretty moderate temps here. Rarely do we go above 78 degrees and night time temps are usually in the 60s and 50s in the summer and fall. I have done this as early as April and as late as October when we get very cool but not cold. If done in late Spring, they root very fast. If it is cold where you are when you want to root it, I would root it in the house to get the warmth that promotes rooting.

The nice lady in the pictures is Sheila. She is a true doll who waters my brugs when I can't that I grow at this house that is not mine. The house has a breezeway that is perfect for rooting or for overwintering brugs.

This is the Buttefly piece I cut off to root.