This is how it works with seeds, cuttings and Co.

Methods of propagation of juniper:

• Seeds
• Cuttings
• Offshoot

Seeds

The fruits are initially green and take two years to ripen. The berries turn blue-black and can be harvested for seed production in late summer or autumn. Before removing the seeds from the pulp, you should dry the fruit for a few months.

Mash the berries and clean the seeds so that no pulp remains stick. The seeds need to be watered for several days. Alternatively, you can pour hot water about 60 degrees over the seeds and then leave to soak for two hours. These measures increase the germination capacity. The seeds are then placed in a freezer bag filled with sand and stored in the refrigerator for three months.

This is how it works sowing:

• Fill the planter with compost
• Sprinkle seeds on the substrate in autumn
• Cover the grains with sand and keep them evenly moist
• Pay attention to temperatures between 15 and 20 degrees Celsius

Cuttings

In late summer you can use young and already lignified shoots for propagating cuttings. For this purpose, side shoots are preferably used, which are jerked off from the main shoot. This creates a tongue of bark, which is then cut off with a sharp knife. With this method, the Astring received on the cutting. This has a large dividing tissue and reliably forms new roots.

Shorten the cutting to 15 centimeters and remove the needles in the lower third and the tip of the shoot. You can scratch the bottom end to improve water absorption. Put the crack in loose soil with a high proportion of sand and place the container in a warm place with a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius.

Offshoot

Some species, such as the creeping juniper, form offshoots that can be separated from the mother plant and planted. This method is the simplest form of propagation, but does not work for all juniper species. This way you breed an identical specimen of the mother plant with the same characteristics. This propagation strategy makes sense, especially with varieties.