Is it worthwhile to reproduce cypress trees yourself?
Propagating cypress trees yourself is only worthwhile if you have plenty of time. It takes up to eight years for cuttings to develop into trees over a meter tall.
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Propagation can take place via cuttings or seeds.
The best time to multiply cypress trees is winter or early spring.
Pull cypresses from cuttings
- Tear off cuttings in winter
- Remove the needles at the bottom
- Decapitate the cutting
- in Potting soil put
- keep moist and cover with foil
- Ventilate the film regularly
Cypress cuttings take root best if you tear them down in winter. A piece of bark should remain on the cutting. The length of the cutting should be about eight centimeters.
Whether root can be recognized by the new growth of the cutting.
As soon as he's big enough plants Put it in a pot and continue to care for it in it. Overwinter the young plants frost-free for the first few years. They should only be taken outside when they are at least 80 centimeters high.
Sow cypress
A cypress through sowing to multiply is possible in principle, but is rarely carried out. To do this, you need a female cone in which seeds have matured. It takes at least two years for germinable seeds to form. The cones lignify and only spring open when exposed to extreme heat.
The seeds are sown in a prepared seed tray and lightly covered with soil. Cover the bowl with foil so that the seeds do not dry out.
Set them up brightly at around ten degrees. It takes several months for the first peaks to show up. Cypress trees that have grown in this way must be overwintered frost-free for the first few years.
Tips
Cypress trees that you bring home from your Mediterranean vacation in Germany no chance in the garden. You can get healthy plants that also thrive here in gardening shops or online.