Description: You will receive: 8 cuttingsofbeautiful Southern Magnolia tree Length of the cuttings: 6-7" Will be cut the day of shipping, and sent in a dump paper in a plastic bag. Magnolia grandiflora, commonly known as the southern magnolia or bull bay, is a tree of the family Magnoliaceae native to the southeastern United States, from Virginia to central Florida, and west to East Texas. Reaching 90 ft in height, it is a large, striking evergreen tree, with large dark green leaves up to 7 34 in long and 4 34 in wide, and large, white, fragrant flowers up to 12 in in diameter. Although endemic to the evergreen lowland subtropical forests on the Gulf and south Atlantic coastal plain, magnolia grandiflora is widely cultivated in warmer areas around the world. The timber is hard and heavy, and has been used commercially to make furniture, pallets, and veneer. ************************************************************************************ Experimentation with cuttings is an excellent therapy. I am one of those who believe that peopleneedplants. People need to see green leaves, and they want to be happy doing simple things and accomplishing what they can every day.In addition, thishobby can be profitable - you can grow seedlings and sell them several months later. We can make this planet a little bit greener, cleaner, and healthier! My favorite method for rooting involves a clear plastic container (Like a shoe box from Lowes or a clear-plastic container for cakes) andlivemoss from the nearby woods. There is an opinion that live moss has anti-mold properties.Also, it is easy to place layers of moss - like clumps or "shelves" with plenty of humid air in between - and then to place cuttings. It iseasierandsaferto lift the clumps of moss without damaging fragile young roots -when youinspect the cuttings periodically. Horizontal placement of the cuttings often leads to several roots growing at the cutting ends and in the middle, potentially producing 2-3 plants from one cutting. I keep the box at the room temperature, 5-6 ft away from windows. Last several photos illustrate the moss, and roots growing at one end or both ends, and even in the middle.Some people call this horizontal+live moss method "simplified" aeroponics (Wikipedia:aeroponicsis the process of growing plants in an air or mist environment without the use of soil or an aggregate medium).Recently I decided to use very short, 3-3.5" long, cuttings. My experiments with shortfigcuttings were surprisingly successful: those short 3-3.5" cuttings produced roots at the ends and even in the middle! I did not use any rooting hormone, and based on what I have read, rooting hormone may or may not contribute to the success. When I see approx. 1 long white roots, I gently move the cutting to a pot made of a clear plastic water bottle with 3-4 holes on the bottom. Clear plastic allows me to see the growing roots. I use regular potting soil, used coffee grounds and even used leaves of mint after drinking mint tea, offering overall loose soil for the roots to propagate. I can see air gaps in the soil (avocado roots seem to like these cavities), and the roots rapidly growing in this porous light-weight soil.Normally I place those plastic bottles with rooted cuttings in larger clear plastic containers like Sterlite 55 - 65" storage totes. I spray some water on my plants and keep these large containers closed. This creates a nice, warm humid environment, so I do not have to worry about watering my young plants too often. Some people prefer other, direct methods for rooting. Theyput cuttings 2" deep in the soil and then place a clear plastic bag on top of the pot with the cuttings. I believe that 2" deep is not the best. When I use this method - I plant my cuttingsdeeper, so only 2" of their tops are above the soil level. One reason is to keep the most of the cutting surface in the moist soil. Another reason - is that I saw roots growing in the middle of the cuttings. I never tried heating pads. I know that some people successfully use the back top portion of refrigerators for heating of their cuttings. However, I found an "opposite" ... when I placed cuttings in moist potting soil and left it sitting in the unheated garage (meaningcoolertemperature andstable moisture leveldue to very slow evaporation during rather mild winter in Virginia) - many cuttings produced roots. This is just as another simple idea for those who likes experimenting. I am trying tostay away from what people do with my cuttings. One reason - is thatevery dayI havetoo many things to do, withlittle time to keep responding to emails. The second reason is that when rooting does not go well - some buyers tend to blame the seller, and in the past they asked me for their money back, saying that my instructions were wrong, "I followed your instructions and the cuttings did not produce roots!"
Price: 14.95 USD
Location: Pearland, Texas
End Time: 2024-09-27T17:46:56.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Tree
Type: cuttings
Genus: Magnolia
