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Herby_Canopy Indianapolis, IN Apr 25, 2008

I have a flying dragon that is about 3/4" diameter and just over 3' tall that is showing great growth on top. I was wondering, how large the trunks become on the trees? Also, how well do they take to air layering and normal cutting and rooting?

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Herby_Canopy Indianapolis, IN Apr 28, 2008

So no idea on how easy it is to root cuttings on this flying dragon?

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Apr 28, 2008

'Flying Dragon' roots 100% with 2000 ppm IBA treatment of summer softwood cuttings, according to Dirr. See his propagation text, authored by Dirr and Heuser.

I have not attempted rooting this species myself.

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growin Beautiful, BC(Zone 8b) Apr 28, 2008

In my climate we don't get the hot sun that they seem to need to root. I use a 30% sand, 80% peat and 20% perlite in a flat with a cover and place the finished cuttings flat in the sunniest spot in the greenhouse. Just a word of warning, doing cuttings isn't the easiest because of the spines.

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Herby_Canopy Indianapolis, IN Apr 28, 2008

ViburnumValley:
I take it that this Propagation text is here on this site and that it will help explain what you said...lol. "2000 ppm IBA treatment " that is Cambodian right?

growin:
Yeah I know what you mean about the spikes. I like that term, spikes, it really is more fitting then thorns because thorns just sound small.

Anyone have any idea about air layering this plant?

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Apr 28, 2008

Herby:

Ask your questions over at the Propagation forum; there are stalwart folks there that will walk you through anything you need interpreted. Meanwhile, I can give up this much of the Rosetta Stone:

2000 (comes right after 1999; 20 x 100)
ppm (parts per million; also a Scottish power company)
IBA (indolebutyric acid; interior buffer area in landscape code)

You can thank me later.

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CoreHHI Bluffton, SC(Zone 9a) Apr 29, 2008

Herby what are you using these rootings for? Just wondering becuase flying dragon root stock is something that is used in my part of the woods.

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Herby_Canopy Indianapolis, IN Apr 29, 2008

Thank I will ask over in that forum.

CoreHHI:
I just really love this little tree and I am not sure what I will do with all the cuttings. I want to use some to make into Bonsai, some I would like to give to people I work with to get them to love the tree too, and if I get to the point were I have a lot of cuttings that root I will offer them on here for postage or trade for other types of tree cuttings.

When I move out to the country I plan on planting different types of trees that are contorted and many types of trees that have thorns.

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