Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-liszt!koch From: koch@liszt.DEC (Kevin Koch LTN1-2/B17 DTN229-6274) Newsgroups: net.garden Subject: Rooting redwood cuttings Message-ID: <2880@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Tue, 25-Jun-85 10:27:34 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.2880 Posted: Tue Jun 25 10:27:34 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 27-Jun-85 06:29:07 EDT Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 20 This is an update to a message I sent someone who asked about growing redwoods. Karen C..... somewhere in the bay area -- I forgot your last name and how to reach you directly. Be extremely careful to not disturb the cuttings. I was moving some plants around in my kitchen and brushed another plant against my redwood cutting, which was knocked over. I had to pull it out and repot it. Although the cutting has grown to about 4" high, it still doesn't have roots. Instead it has a white/light brown mass about 1/2" in diameter with protuberances which will eventually become roots. It takes a *long* time for these redwoods cuttings to develop roots -- I've had this one for at least six months. (NB: The burl rooted much more quickly.) Now some of the branches on the cutting are starting to die. Bottom line: be very careful, and don't forget about humidity! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Koch (Koch is it!) ...decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-handel!koch // koch%handel.dec@decwrl.ARPA