Can wintersweet prunings survive? What is the time and method for grafting branches?

Can wintersweet cuttings be transplanted?

Wintersweet cuttings can be planted alive. As long as you choose suitable branches, you can directly insert them into the soil for planting. If the time and maintenance environment are suitable, they can survive, and the rooting and sprouting speed is also very fast because it has a strong growth ability.

Wintersweet cutting time

Wintersweets are usually cut into branches after they finish blooming in winter, because the climate is more suitable at that time, and the branches have better growth ability at this time. They are easier to survive after being inserted into the soil, and the rooting and sprouting speed is also faster.

Cutting methods and key points of wintersweet

1. Select branches: When cutting wintersweet, it is best to choose branches grown in the current year, preferably close to the bottom and with roots, so that they are easier to survive.

2. Prepare flower soil: When taking cuttings of wintersweet, be sure to use loose, fertile, well-drained soil so that it will have enough nutrients to grow, and it will also be more beneficial to the root system in its subsequent growth.

3. Carry out cuttings: After removing the excess leaves from the wintersweet branches, you can insert them into the soil to a depth of about 10 cm. Then you need to water them appropriately and put them in a plastic bag and wait for them to take root.