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jajtiii Richmond, VA(Zone 7b) Oct 06, 2008

Greetings,

I have a couple of cypresses (one is blue and one is green, with yellow edging) that are about 4 or 5' tall. Both of these specimens have developed a dual trunk at about 12 inches off of the ground.

I want to cut out one of the 'branches' so that the trees will develop a central leader. In the process, I would like to try to take the left-overs (the stray branch is a few feet long) and try to root them.

I am looking for the best time to do this.

thanks!

jt

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Spookycharles Langley, WA(Zone 8b) Oct 15, 2008

This WSU manual is a great reference for propagating various trees from cuttings and goes into specifics about the different sorts of cuttings and which work best for different kinds of trees:
http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/pnw0152/pnw0152.html

I'm not sure that they mention true cypresses in particular, but it might give you some ideas. Best of luck with the pruning.

~Amanda

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jajtiii Richmond, VA(Zone 7b) Oct 27, 2008

That is a great link!

Thanks for the info and help.

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msrobin Caneyville, KY(Zone 6b) Nov 08, 2008

WhooHoo! Another great link! Thanks!

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makshi Noblesville, IN(Zone 5a) Nov 08, 2008

Great link thank you

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melody Benton, KY(Zone 7a) Nov 13, 2008

What a wonderful resource!

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aardvark7 Lubbock, TX(Zone 7b) Dec 10, 2008

Oh boy! Something else new to play with! Thanks for the reference!

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