This has got to be the best explanation and demonstration of juniper cuttings I have seen. Blown away Jelle - thanks very much.

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

Ohw.. That is so nice of you! Glad you like it! Feel free to share it around :)!

Hi All, I hope this help you in growing Juniper from cuttings! Please drop a comment, and let me know your experience, tips and tricks! (And of course, if you like the video, hit that like thumbs up!)

@media-maniacs

Жыл бұрын

As you are pretty successfull rooting them, i am curious at which temperatur and humidity you keep them. I live in Southspain and we have about 25-50% humidity throughout the year without almost no rain and all itoigawa and kishu cuttings i tried so far die after some days.

Best explanation on the internet. And thanks for confirming they take forever to root lol

This is the best video about rooting from cuttings. Thanks for sharing with us your knowledge!

@GrowingBonsai

10 ай бұрын

So nice of you! Spread the word ;)

I am very lucky to find your channel in terms of providing education about how to grow roots on Juniper plants. thank you for sharing very good knowledge

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

Hi Dwi, welcome! Gad to have been of help!

Thank you for a very informative video. The amount of detail based on your experience is invaluable.

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter, thank you so much. When making videos, I TRY to create videos with content so the viewer can replicate things :)

Amazing content, thanks for all the details!!

@GrowingBonsai

6 ай бұрын

You are very welcome!

Wicked girl here who just took a qhile bucket of juniper cuttings at the Grand Canyon. Thanks for the great tips!

@GrowingBonsai

7 ай бұрын

Hey, I do hope you took them from a tree with suitable foliage, and from a tree which was not growing in a protected area?

I can see where I went wrong....my cuttings held for a long time, but they ultimately failed...I was using too old of growth! This was inspiring, I shall try again! Thank you!

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

Lets hear about that success!

Excellent Video, Thanks.

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Are you rooting junipers yourself at the moment?

Nice demonstration and for sure the first time I have seen someone top the substrate with vermiculite. That’s an interesting idea that I will for sure try. I’m planning to take a bunch of Chinese juniper cuttings soon… thanks for the idea!

@GrowingBonsai

11 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it! Do let me know how this works for you!

Thank you so much for sharing. 😊

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Thanks again for the great video …

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Jaime! I hope there was something new in there for you, or I could confirm your own thoughts!

Very good video, thanks!

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

you re very welcome Ed!

Nice one! Thanks.

You sir is the best 👍🏻

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

❤😍

"for the rooting to cut!" had me haha, thanks, very informative and in depth

@GrowingBonsai

5 ай бұрын

lol, and it was not even intended!

I will have to try this!

@GrowingBonsai

5 ай бұрын

Do it!

Going to do this on my California Juniper. Thanks……. ❤❤❤

@GrowingBonsai

6 ай бұрын

Looking forward to hearing your success!

Very well produced Jelle! 👍

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jay!!

My late summer/early fall cuttings have the most succes. Like you I try to propagate/root al my cutting, with mixed succes with different species. Keep growing! 👍

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Wouter, good to hear. How are your overall rooting rates?

@scheers100

2 жыл бұрын

My metasequoia cutting where al successfully rooted, 2 types of juniper and 2 types of thuja where about 80% succes. With spring cuttings of these species I had no succes! Wisteria(from the lady next door)cuttings al failed,spring and fall cutting. So I airlayerd the wisteria, with succes👌

nhiều tác phẩm đẹp 👍❤

Great vid. I have a few cuttings that looks like success now. 😀👍

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

Great! How long did it take for them to start growing?

@greenmachinesweden

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai They were taken in mid winter. And just show signs of growth now.

Great advice Jelle 👍 going to try and take some cutting from my junipers..

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

Have fun! I always enjoy the sight of new groth on my cuttings, even though I really should stop propagating!

@natrjack965

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai my green house was intended for tomatoes 🍅 and chilli 🌶 I have catus that I put in there from inside the house and cuttings from trees in my garden and seeds which I bought from amazon two years ago which are doing well ..

Im gonna try and see what I get....... really thank you!!!!

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

You are going to get a garden full of Junipers!

@BONSAIenCORTO

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai hope so!!!!

Wow, so awesome 😂❤

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

Hope it helps!

Hopefully some of my Itoigawa rootings cut! 🤞

Taken Juniper cuttings a few weeks ago but added rooting powder, didn’t know any different until now, hope they take. I’ll know better next time. Thanks.

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

No worries. I doubt it will be a big issue. Personally I just try to take all potential problems out of the equation :)

Deadly

@GrowingBonsai

2 ай бұрын

what do you mean?

Helluva video full of great information. Thanks for sharing.

@GrowingBonsai

11 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Do have a browse on my channel, there might be other fun videos!

Thank you☺️🌺

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Hariet, I hope this helps you. Are you propagating Junipers?

@harrietb2141

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai I used to, but This winter and vild spring killed trees that I had berb working with for 15 years. Pine maples juniper and other nativ trees. I kind of lost the feeling😢Try to get it back watching you and other bonsai entusiasts. I dont either have a gteenhouse, but it went Well so many years. Its so sad ,its like some dear familymembers died.

@harrietb2141

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry about the spelling. Autokorrelation

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

@@harrietb2141 Sorry to hear! I guess everyone growing bonsai should have a sheltered space that can be sued if weather decides to go extreme. Last year I purchased heating cables because temps were dropping to -15c for a week and my shed was frozen fully, not great for Olives!

@harrietb2141

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai I have bougt a pop up poly tent, that I Will protect my leftovers in. And I forgot say Iam not experienced with cuttings, so I lern a lot from you. You are Very good at teatching☺️

Great information. I have transplanted some small Juniper with 50% success, some grow on our property in less than optimal places and are difficult to dig up due to rocky soil. I have never done a cutting. Do you leave the cuttings out all winter? I guess this cutting process is best done in the spring? Thanks!

Another really helpful video Jelle, thank you for sharing. Sorry, I didn't catch what the three mediums were you used at 2:45 please, can you list what they were please?

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike, I used something very coarse at the bottom, really just to stop the rest of the substrate from falling through. If you are less lazy you can of course just insert a mesh at the bottom of the pot. THen I fill the pot with the substrate I use for all my trees to have the roots to grow into. The top is vermiculity, which I find a nice, sterile medium in which cuttings start rooting very well because of a good air/water balance, I think.

@mikeswain1945

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the help Jelle, really appreciated.

@russneese1004

11 ай бұрын

What is the best substrate to use?

@user-bj8vv2rd3m

9 ай бұрын

This was so helpful to me. Thank you.

Thank you so very much for this outstanding advice. I definitely will try to do this according to your suggestions. I wonder, do kishu and itoigawa strike successfully?

@GrowingBonsai

3 ай бұрын

They absolutely do!

Very helpful video. My question is - why no soil? How do the roots get nutrients?

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

hm.. I never fertilize my cuttings. Certainly initially there are no roots for active uptake. And once roots start to develop I hope for more root activity, which helped by low nutrient levels. Open substrate aids in root development

A very detailed video which was helpful. But I am surprised that you didn't tell us what the substrate that you are rooting the bonsai in is? You mentioned that you put vermiculite on top, but you didn't say what the substrate was. I feel like this must be an important aspect of the rooting process

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

I doubt it is important to be honest. I use my regular substrate !

@fieldcroft

8 ай бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai Great video . . . but unhelpful response.

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

@@fieldcroft why unhelpfull?

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

@@fieldcroft you are aware you can just go to any YT channel and pop a searchterm? www.youtube.com/@GrowingBonsai/search?query=substrate

@taima_tube6430

3 ай бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai Hi I'm uninvolved in the conversation, but I believe the reason they were concerned about the substrate is what you said in the very beginning of the video regarding the substrate and success rate of propagation.

Great video Jelle! Does it help or hurt the cuttings if you use a plastic bag to make a small greenhouse. Thanks my friend!

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

Hey David, this is an open question to me too. In general, junipers like airflow and in humid conditions they can get challenges. I have therefor never tried. But my cuttings just sit low on the ground, below a bench, and grass over summer get long and they are well protected. I could imagine something to create humidity around them would help, as long as they are frequently ventilated.

Love your videos! Can you start cuttings in fall?

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

Perfect timing of your question! November 12th I expect to put out a video on cuttings of Elm in fall. In general, yes, one can. But it is slightly different than the softwood cuttings!

@devanmccarty1625

Жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai thank you. I have some Nursery stock juniper that I plan to style and would like to use the cuttings.

Thanks for the great information. Would it help to cover the cuttings in the pots by a plastic bag.? Any special temperature? What is the best time to get cuttings. Can I do it now middle of April?

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

I am not convinced that a bag would aid. Juniper does not loose water quickly. I just take them, plant them, put them in a semi-shaded spot and wait. I have not really found a best time. I take them when I prune my tree,which can be multiple times of the year!

Can I use basic organic potting mix as a substrate?

So it is early April and I took two cuttings off of my juniper bonsai and removed a good amount on the bottom and some of the bark and place them in water. Just curious if this would work??

Hi Jelle. Love your videos, very informative. Can I ask what substrate you use please? Thanks. Steve

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

Hey NotAClue, of course you can. I use a mix of baked clay / diatomous earth, pine bark and Pumice, as main ingredients. HOwever, as I recycle my substrate, lots of other components are in it in low concentrations!

@notaclue7227

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai Thank You. Houdoe en bedankt

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

@@notaclue7227 U benne Brabo?

@notaclue7227

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai Sorry. The only Dutch I know 😉

Waowwwwwww 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

very informative. how often do you water the cuttings?

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

These sit below the bench with my trees on it. So they get watered whenever I water my regular junipers!

Do we keep the cuttings in the shade or.. ? Because 12 months is a long time, or should be in sun? Thanks

I’m wondering what temperature you keep your cuttings in. And also I’d like to know if you ever tried growing a ginkgo from cuttings and how you go about it I’ve tried many times and have failed.

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

Juniper are just regular outside temps. I place them under a bench so they get watered whenever I water the trees. I have rooted Ginkgo, just take herbacious shoots in summer and plant them deep in organice humid substrate. Or hardwoord cuttings in fall.

Hello mate. Where can I find some of these same junipers?

We are doing it for fun also

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

Be carefull. Too much fun, and you run out of space!

@arisparamaniac

Жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai I'm lucky to live in a small town and the space is huge

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

@@arisparamaniac 😀

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@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, nice to hear. Welcome!

Can you write down what you used for the soil or medium to plant the cuttings ?

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

vermiculite

What time of year is the best time to try and root the cuttings? Especially in a northern temperate climate.

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

The method used here I use for cuttings from the current year. So normally I take them in spring.

I'm trying to fast grow some itoigawa and Kishu. What are the best soil conditions for juniper for optimal growth. Also have you tired growing in a colander?

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

Open substrate. Lots f fertilizer and water and sun is best for good growth. I have tried colanders but for me they dry out too quickly!

@yoteslaya7296

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai sounds like you needed more organic material or something that holds water more for a colander

I live in the US in the state of Georgia. Should I leave the cuttings outside thru the winter or root then inside or does it matter?

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

Depend a little on the weather you get there. My winters are mild. -10 is normally cold (Although we have been hitting much colder in recent years). If you do not get continuous deep frost, they normally should be OK. Covering with snow helps to reduce dissection!

Do you put it in full sun after planted or put in shaded area till you notice growth?

@GrowingBonsai

11 ай бұрын

These are in a spot below my benches where they get a little bit of sun but never for hours on end. (Semi shade)

When is the right time to rooting juniper and where you keep them I’m living around Seattle ( weather is cold in winter)

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

I keep them under a bench which holds my juniper, yearround. I am not sure when it is best. I take cuttings when I prune, normally in spring but also in winter. I am not convinced I see big differences in rooting success.

What season do you recommend planting juniper cuttings in South Arkansas?

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

Not sure what the weather is in Arkansas. If you have a dry climate, I would cut and plant at the start of the humid period.

En cuanto tiempo ya echaron raíces? How much time takes to root?

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

Varies a lot. Normally cuttings taken in fall, root the next spring. Often spring-cuttings root the same year but not always

I'm assuming it's very unlikely, but would it be possible to use thicker branches to make bonsai? I'm asking that because a big juniper was cut at my uncle's condo, I was wondering if I could use some of the thick branches to replant it and hope for it to create roots

@GrowingBonsai

11 ай бұрын

Some people are indeed succesfull rooting thick branches. I would put them in a small greenhouse, ensuring 100% air humidity

@Lchends

11 ай бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai interesting

Hi just wondering what kind of juniper is it you are using?

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

2 different types. Both Chinese juniper. The first was itoigawa. The second is probably "blaauw"

How often do you water your cuttings?

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

these stand below a bench with bonsai and get dripwater every time i water my bonsai, so in summer daily

What is a easy tree to begin with? As first bonsai?

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

Hi There. Tricky question.. Depends on where you live and where you want to keep it. I would select a species that you find all around your neighbourhood: They can deal with your local climate. For temperate climate juniper, larch and ulmus are pretty robust!

in which time of the year do you plant the cuttings?

@hashiramabonsai

3 ай бұрын

sorry your video just answered the question, thought this video doesnt look like end of summer, i also do it anytime of the year basically

@GrowingBonsai

3 ай бұрын

Right now!

hi, can I ask you in what period I can transplant a 1 year old juniper. with cuttings taken in the winter which is vegging over the summer now. I mean I wait another year. or i can do it already now in autumn or spring 2023 .thank you

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

if you took them last fall, and now they are growing, that is a VERY good indication they are rooting. I would certainly pot them up inidividually in early fall

@pietropieroni5685

Жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai , ok I will do it in this fall . I’m from nord Italy . Here the clime change in October . So I will understand , in fall do you mean when the temperature it’s going under 20 degree ore more cold . Thanks

Does this work with Itoigawa junipers?

@GrowingBonsai

11 ай бұрын

absolutely!

When do you put thr tree on groun

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

In the ground for grwing out you mean?

hello , what about propagating junipers from seeds ?i heard that is really long process

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

Theat works, seeds can take a long time to germinate. I have done it once, but decided that cuttings of a good plant are better than from seed where you do not know what you will get.

@vytautaschrapacas4294

Жыл бұрын

very true , just i had many different species seeds just for interest to try propagate them .Like my red pines all summer they was nice green and now all of them become purple color looks like they all dying ...I don't know what happens to them

Hi, another dutch bonsai guy here. Just wondering how you write the "secret" stuff on top of it all. In english and dutch please. If your method works that well, it should work for me too. Loved the video a lot, thanks.

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

Hey Bart, have you seen the video on taking japanese maple cutrings? I think most details will be answered. I use vermiculite as rooting medium. But juniper I have rooted in many other substrates too tbh

@bartstellink307

Жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai Yes, thank you! (usually I watch all videos when I start following, so I will come across the mentioned video)

Sir do older shoot gives roots faster or younger shoot? I can see u hv used younger shoot cuttings..is there any science behind it?

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

The shoots of this year are much easier to root. I think it has to do with the tissue still being very much in development. For older branches, typically wintercuttings are recommended.

@coolcalm582

Жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai thnx

Up to 100%. Well i guess it doesn't go any higher 😏

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

Guess not :) Always nice to see all cuttings root!

Ah, if only shimpaku juniper rooted as easily as the parsonii. I've had some success with the larger diameter cuttings, but they tend to only send out once or two long roots from those swolen nodes, and nowhere else, so it doesn't lend well to future bonsai use.

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

This is interesting. What substrate do you use? I pretty much only root ittoigawa (a specific variety of shimpaku) cuttings as the rest is less suited for bonsai. I find that they root really well, and typically I get loads of roots with increased roots after each repot.

@taylorhillard4868

Жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai sometimes perlite, sometimes vermiculite.

Any updates?

@GrowingBonsai

6 ай бұрын

Not on these cuttings to be honest. A number of videos on the channel deal with the next steps though!

What is the “substrate”?

@russneese1004

11 ай бұрын

Right!… it seems like it’s some top secret recipe 😂

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

Not really. www.youtube.com/@GrowingBonsai/search?query=substrate

Hmmm. I never had much success in cuttings this small. Then I had access to some larger cuttings (bigger than a pencil) and had more success.

@GrowingBonsai

Жыл бұрын

That is interesting! For me, big cuttings fail! Go figure!

0:55 So you can't root thicker branches?

@GrowingBonsai

13 күн бұрын

you can. it takes longer mostly, with bigger risk of loosing them imho

@Youshisu

13 күн бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai oh oky, ye I took some after pruning garden, used some fluid for rooting about week ago and now I am waiting for big bonsai, to actually see if it will grow or die :D

Das klappt bei mir nie 😔

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

Not? Why not? What do you different from what I do?

@alucardone5321

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai i used akadama and Hormone

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

@@alucardone5321 versuch es mal ohne akadama und ohne hormone. Einfach schneiden. in pumice/bims stecken und schattig stellen.

can you please sell some cuttings?

@GrowingBonsai

8 ай бұрын

For now, I am keeping them tbh!

@qwbo

8 ай бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai I beg!!!