Winter is officially here! If you’re reading this post you are probably thinking what I can do in the garden in winter? Well if you’re a fan of plant propagation you should try some winter plant propagation! What plants you can propagate and at what time of the year largely depends on the type of wood you select for the cuttings. At this time of year we are looking at hardwood cuttings which can be taken from a number of different types of plants. Below is a list of a few plants to propagate in winter.
This plant list is here is not all encompassing but is intended as a good starting point. In general try hardwood cuttings from deciduous plants in the winter from the current season’s growth. My thought is if you are intending to prune something, why not give it a chance to root? Take the leftover clippings and put them in a spare pot of soil/sand/peat and see if they root over the winter. Experiment with different cutting lengths, wounding the cutting, or using rooting hormone. Be sure to take notes on what seemed to work best and repeat the things that did.
Plants to Propagate in Winter
- Arborvitae
- Caryopteris
- Crape Myrtle
- Dogwood (Cornus)
- Forsythia
- Fruit Trees (Peaches, Plums, and many others)
- Grape Vines
- Roses
- Russian Sage (Perennial/sub-shrub)
- Viburnum
- Willow
- Yew
An Excellent Reference Book on Plant Propagation!
The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation
Amazon Affiliate Link Below
The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation is an excellent resource for your garden library. It contains text of trials and methods of many different types of shrubs and trees that you may be interested in propagating. Click on the picture above to see the listing on Amazon.
I have quite a few videos now up on my YouTube channel regarding plant propagation. Here is a link to the plant propagation playlist.
