When and how are the offshoots cut?
Ideally cut Then take your cuttings when the shoots slowly begin to lignify. You can recognize this by the brown discoloration. Usually this happens in June or July. If the shoots are too soft, they rot easily, if they are already too hard, they have poor roots.
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Cut the selected shoots about 8 to 12 inches long just below a knot or leaf base and remove the bottom leaf. At the top, cut the shoot back so far that only the firm shoot with two to three leaves remains. It should now be about eight to ten centimeters long.
How are the offshoots maintained?
Even under good growing conditions, only about 30 percent of the cut roots take root Cuttings. Use a special one Growing substrate(€ 12.99 at Amazon *) or a mixture of peat and sand. Before you stick the cuttings in, treat the lower cut surface as well Rooting powder. Then make the Growing pots(€ 9.68 at Amazon *) in a warm, bright place without direct sunlight.
Now keep your cuttings evenly moist, a plastic sheet or cover can be helpful. It reduces the evaporation of moisture, but must not touch the cuttings under any circumstances. Be sure to ventilate your cuttings regularly, otherwise they will easily start to rot or go moldy. The young ginkgos are not yet in the first winter hardy.
The essentials in brief:
- Cut shoots just under a knot just before lignification
- remove bottom sheet
- cut off the soft tip
- Let 2 - 3 leaves stand
- Dip the lower end in rooting powder
- Put offshoots in the growing medium
- put in a warm, light place
- keep evenly moist
Tips
Uniform heat and moisture and protection against mold and rot are important for successful rooting of your offshoots.
