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yummersetter
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I was just thinking about quinces from cuttings, too. After all, if pears and quinces are grown on quince stocks then they can't be too difficult to propagate. I've found this as an answer to a similar question on an american site Gardenweb,
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According to the 1888 edition of W. W. Meech's book "Quince Culture":
" Propagation by cuttings is probably the best method of multiplying quince trees. Cuttings of large branches are better than those of small shoots. The amount of wood seems to measure the vital force to form both roots and tops. From twelve to fifteen inches is a good length, enabling us to plant deeply, and so guard against drought.
The chief thing is to guard against the exhaustion of sap by evaporation until roots are formed. Facilities for regulating light, heat, air, and moisture with precision will enable us to succeed with a succulent cutting furnished with a few leaves. When the air is warmer than the earth, buds are excited more than roots; and when the ground is warmest, root growth is most excited. Hence the custom of burying cuttings inverted during the winter, to keep the bnds dormant while a callus is forming for the emission of roots.
Holding the cutting in the hole at the right depth with the left hand, pnsh the earth firmly against the cutting with the dibble, as yon would in planting a cabbage. For lack of such firming the earth there are many failures.
The fall, after the leaves have dropped, is generally preferred for taking the cuttings; but they may be taken much later. I have had some cuttings grow in the open air, which were made in May, after the trees were growing.
Root Cuttings a foot or so long are best prepared before the buds swell in spring. I have trees from pieces of roots cut off by the plow as late as June. Plant at an angle of about forty-five degrees, or as near as you can to their natural position. " |
I have Meeches and Pineapple Quinces that could spare some wood if you wanted to try. I think that grown on their own roots they may be more trouble-free. |
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