Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Not sure what I should do with cutting, 1 by loveplants2VB

loveplants2VB wrote:
I just wanted to say that after thinking about how long it has been for your cuttings... You said that they were cut in the spring and you had them around until September? IMO, i would try and root now like you are. You dont have anything to loose, easpecially since the cuttings will be almost a year old if you wait until spring. That is way to long. Please let us know how they do and what is happening to them.

Here is a grafted cutting that i wanted for a long time... It is a Makaha Sunn. When i finally found these cuttings, i bought two. I sent them to be grafted and one took and the other one didnt.

There is a wonderful story behind the name Makaha Sunn and the gentleman that named this variety!!! : )

Im showing you this Plexippus just to give you some hope.

My grafted Makaha Sunn looked like it was totally dead. The top part of the graft which was the MS cutting was rotten and i thought that it was finished.

Yesterday i was cleaning up here in my greatroom and checked my active trees and gave a quick look at my dormant MS and the ugly dead looking one. I had to do a double take and look close at this remarable tree.

Much to my surprise, i saw that the bottom part of the tree ( root stock) was pushing out new stems. This was crazy...especially this time of the year!!

I thought to myself that this little cutie really wants to live.

It is very ugly, but remember...this was my special Makaha Sunn and i couldnt just throw it away, not just yet. When i saw these buds, i was just thrilled. Even though it will not be the named variety that i purchased, it still is a Plumie that wants to live..

Here is the sad picture, but this picture also shows that life can comeback in many different ways!!!

Happy New Year!!!

Laura