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Methods of propagating thuja

There are two methods of propagating thuja: propagation from seeds or from cuttings.

Growing a tree of life from seeds is very laborious and is therefore rarely practiced. The cultivation from Cuttings is less complicated and you will certainly get offshoots that have the same facilities as the mother plant.

Whether you Seeds from your thuja harvest or use cuttings for propagation: Remember that the tree of life is strong poisonous is. This is especially true for the seeds, which must not be consumed under any circumstances. You should definitely wear gloves when tearing off the cuttings.

Propagate the tree of life from seeds

Some varieties of the tree of life bloom profusely in spring and develop in autumn fruitthat bear the seeds. You trigger these carefully in October.

Sow the seeds immediately in prepared pots Potting soil and leave them outside over the winter. Thuja is a cold germ and needs low temperatures to overcome the sprout inhibition. If you do not want to sow the thuja until spring, store the seeds in the fridge in slightly damp sand over the winter.

It takes months for the seeds to germinate. During this time, they always have to be kept moist but not wet.

Propagation of thuja via cuttings

• Tear off cuttings
• shorten something
• Treat the interface with rooting powder
• put in prepared pots
• alternatively put directly in the field
• keep it moist but not wet
• Cover the cuttings in the pot with foil
• plant out after new shoots

To grow thuja from cuttings, tear - not cut! - You so-called cracks from the young twigs in early summer. A piece of bark must remain from the branch at the lower end. Then the cutting roots faster.

If you bring the cuttings in the pot to the root, a small greenhouse is ideal. But you can also pull clear plastic foil over it.

Coat the cutting with rooting powder and make sure that it does not dry out. Successful root formation is shown by new shoots.

Transplant thuja that you have sown yourself

If you have the blossoms or later the Do not remove the fruits of the thuja, the seeds ripen in it. The fruits open and drop the seed to the ground. If the conditions are favorable, they will germinate there over the next few months.

You can carefully dig up such self-sown thuja and transplant to the desired location in the hedge or as a single tree.