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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: URGENT! Several New Guinean Syzygium spp. - how to root cuttings successfully??
« on: August 18, 2014, 09:11:23 PM »
Nathalie,
Here in Brazil use up some techniques for propagating cuttings Syzygum samarangense . I believe you may have some success with this. Basically you must proceed as follows:
Cut ripe cuttings (with growth already defined) and always using apical cuttings, growth results from the last branch. The cuttings should be about 15 cm and it should be left at the cutting a unique pair of leaves.
To Syzygium samarangense has not used hormones for rooting cuttings, but maybe for other species is necessary to use something around 100mg / L of IBA immersion for about 12h. Perhaps it is more prudent to try to treat part of cuttings with hormone and other party without hormone ...
After this, the cuttings are placed in vermiculite (10cm stake should be buried) and maintained under intermittent mist, and with 50% shade.
In your case, in the absence of vermiculite and conditions without misting, perhaps viable plant the cuttings in a pot filled with milled coconut fiber and seal the entire top of the pot with a transparent plastic. The plastic must be completely sealed with the pot so there is no loss of water through transpiration, and this will keep the cutting alive for a long time, until she start to take root
Keep the substrate always well watered, and always take care that the drain holes do not get clogged.
The time it takes to root the cuttings varies between 60 and 90 days, and the survival rate is about 60%.
Nathalie, I believe this can help you with these fantastic species Syzygiuns. Any questions please ask me!
Note - Have you ever thought about making grafting these materials on Syzygium malaccensis?
Note 2 - Sorry the bad english ..... I need to improve a lot with this
Here in Brazil use up some techniques for propagating cuttings Syzygum samarangense . I believe you may have some success with this. Basically you must proceed as follows:
Cut ripe cuttings (with growth already defined) and always using apical cuttings, growth results from the last branch. The cuttings should be about 15 cm and it should be left at the cutting a unique pair of leaves.
To Syzygium samarangense has not used hormones for rooting cuttings, but maybe for other species is necessary to use something around 100mg / L of IBA immersion for about 12h. Perhaps it is more prudent to try to treat part of cuttings with hormone and other party without hormone ...
After this, the cuttings are placed in vermiculite (10cm stake should be buried) and maintained under intermittent mist, and with 50% shade.
In your case, in the absence of vermiculite and conditions without misting, perhaps viable plant the cuttings in a pot filled with milled coconut fiber and seal the entire top of the pot with a transparent plastic. The plastic must be completely sealed with the pot so there is no loss of water through transpiration, and this will keep the cutting alive for a long time, until she start to take root
Keep the substrate always well watered, and always take care that the drain holes do not get clogged.
The time it takes to root the cuttings varies between 60 and 90 days, and the survival rate is about 60%.
Nathalie, I believe this can help you with these fantastic species Syzygiuns. Any questions please ask me!
Note - Have you ever thought about making grafting these materials on Syzygium malaccensis?
Note 2 - Sorry the bad english ..... I need to improve a lot with this