How do you propagate viburnum?

I have a leatherleaf viburnum that I love. We're moving to our farm in three years and I'd like to propagate this shurb and take it with me. It is very large now and it all the way up to the roof of the house. I do have a few years to do this so what would you recommend as the best method?

Thank you,

Brenda

well i have one that produces seeds and i threw them on the ground one year to see what "mother nature' would do and they germinated and now i have tiny ones of it. i havent tried it yet but try placing a limb(still connected to the mother plant) in the ground and put something on it to keep it in the dirt (but dont let it break ok?) and see if it will root that way too. i hope this gives you some idea of what to try
moretz

I took a cutting from a friend's v. bush two falls ago and just stuck it in a pot of soil and kept it in the house. It rooted very well and then I promptly planted it in the spring and forgot to water it.

Thanks for your suggestions. I haven't noticed if my bush makes seeds or not. It has white blooms in the spring. I could try putting a lower branch in the soil and weight it down with something to keep it there and I could try cuttings also. Thanks for the help.

Brenda

To root a branch that is attached to the bush, what we do is take one of those 1 gallon black nursery pots (cheap ones) and cut a slit down 2 sides (directly opposite each other) of it so the branch you are rooting can lay through the pot. Then fill to the bottom of the slits with soil/peat. Take the branch you are trying to root and scrape the spot where you are going to root it to expose green growth (not all of it, just in a few spots around the branch), place the branch through the slit down to the soil in the pot. Use a wire or duct tape or something to go around the pot so it will stay together and stay on the branch (you may have to put it up on a bucket or another pot turned upside down to reach the branch) and fill the pot up the rest of the way with your soil mix and pack it in there well. Keep the soil moist. Do this during growing season when it's warm. Usually, within a month or so it will be rooted and you can cut it off from the main bush and plant it.

We've done this with many different bushes and it always works very well. Keep in mind, if you try to root a branch that is 4' tall and all the roots you have are in that one gallon pot, when you cut it from the main bush, there are not going to be enough roots to sustain it without lots of watering. Keep it well watered until the roots can catch up to the size of branch you have. Best to just root smaller branches that the roots in the pot can sustain.

good luck!
Onalee