Forsythia cutting

[Nyboy]

I would like to root some forsythia for a hegde. The forsythia have just started blooming , is it to late ? If not what is best way? I have heat matt and rooting hormones.

 

[lesa]

I think I would try and root a few branches in water. I believe roots will develop quickly, even if the bush is flowering. I have brought cuttings inside for the flowers- and had roots grow. Good luck!

 

[Ridgerunner]

Yep, should work. Depending on how many you want, you can also just weight a branch down to the ground, maybe by putting a brick on it. Roots should grow where it touches the ground.

 

[canesisters]

I think I would try and root a few branches in water. I believe roots will develop quickly, even if the bush is flowering. I have brought cuttings inside for the flowers- and had roots grow. Good luck!

Hummmm... really? I believe that I'll snap off a branch every time I walk down to Dad's for the next few weeks. I've been begging for sprouts for years but he weedeats right up the to base and doesn't let anything grow up around it.

 

[Nyboy]

Thanks guys sounds like I dont need matt or hormones. Going to try both ways.

 

[Kassaundra]

You can root forsythia pretty easily any time of year. If you do it in late winter and use the hardened wood it is less fussy, but the new spring growth can be rooted also. If it is flowering pinch off all the flowers. You can root in soil or water, if you root in water first you may have a bit of a "shock" when they go into the soil at first you may loose a few from the transplant. If you start in soil, moisten the soil and keep them in a area out of direct light and covered w/ plastic, (either like a plastic bag or the green house boxes you can buy for $5 in any dollar store or wally world) Remove any that start to mold, once you see new growth start you can remove from the covered plastic and keep them watered normally and protected (grow in pots) then they can be transplanted into their permenant location from there in your normally easiest time for your area (fall or spring).

You can also just stick the stick in the ground and keep it watered if your growing conditions are good in your area (not to hot or dry) When I started my forsythia hedge from my Gma's parent bush, that is what I did I started them in early spring (our wettest time) took cuttings from my Gma's bush (think 100 or so) then stuck them in the ground where I wanted the hedge, more then half survived and are now a large yellow hedge every spring.

 

[catjac1975]

I would trim the existing bush once the blooms fad and push the trimmings into the ground and then mulch. I bet most will grow.