Laburnum from cutting

Hi All , there is a marvellous Laburnum tree near where I work , I was collecting few seeds and few branches came as well , I was wandering if anyone has tried to root the cutting?

 

Not tried Sal, but I dont think its very successful.

You need to graft it.

 

Pete I`ve collected lots of seeds , please tell me that something will come out!

 

Hi Sal a quick Google search suggests its very difficult and growing from seed or grafting on to seed grown stock is the usual way as Pete says but hey nothing ventured nothing gained, some sites just give limited info, saying the best time to take the cuttings is November to February, cuttings of 4-10" in length put in to gritty compost and popped in a coldframe...

 

Start to thing to go back and see if there are anyseedling on the floor .
I was searching as well , apparently even poisonous ....but sure it will make a nice bonsai

 

Personally I wouldn't plant a Laburnum other than L. vossii - dunno about for Bonsai though, maybe you wouldn't notice the difference if it was all in "Minature" anyway?

 

Laburnum make a nice bonsia specimen according to a friend of mine. His is growing from one of the plants that I germinated. Here's how I did it;
1) Hot water soak for 24/48hrs.
2) Sow and put in the fridge for 4 weeks.
3) Remove and place on a warm windowsill to germinate.

Lost several young plants though, which I suspect was down to excessive humidity (I made the same mistake with Albizia). The plants that were moved to the cooler spare room all survived and were growing well when I moved.

 

Were you planning to Graft them?

If they germinate easily maybe I should have a try. I have what I think is a couple of bog-standard ones, and I have a L. Vossii that I planted ... the L. vossii wasn't cheap, and maybe I could grow-my-own.

 

I did Kristen some years ago, its not that difficult, although I T budded mine, as you do with roses. Not how the experts would do it but it works for me.

 

Never tried grafting, but I'd like to have a try.

Can I grow the seedling to a standard and graft at that height, or do I need to graft close to the ground, and dispense with all top growth on the original seedling?

I'd best dig my RHS book on propagation out to see what the basics are!

 

Mine were just planted straight into the ground towards the end of the summer. When I moved in the spring they were in leaf standing about four foot tall. Nothing fancy though, just the common one that self seeds profusely on our trading estate. Good early bloomer though.
Reckoned to take about six years till the first flowers.

 

I grafted onto a self sown seedling in my front garden.
Strange in that it split at ground level into two quite strong shoots about about four ft high, I grafted one bud onto each stem at about 3ft 6ins, and twisted one stem around the other and bound them tight.

The two bulges in the trunk are where I grafted the buds on.


This would probably be considered quite a messy job by a nurseryman, but I was going through an experimental stage back then, must be 25yrs ago at least.