5 + 2 fresh unrooted cuttings of stunning Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea bush tree
Specifications
| All Returns Accepted | ReturnsNotAccepted |
| Brand | Unbranded |
| Type | Trees |
| Genus | Hydrangea |
| Common Name | Strawberry Tree |
| Color | Pink |
5 + 2 free fresh unrooted cuttings of stunning Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea bush tree Cutting length: 6-7". Will be cut the day of shipping. Easy to root. Will producevery large flower cones - initially white, and then white-and-pink. It is really stunning to see a small or moderate - size bush with gigantic 9-10 inch long flower cones. Length of the cuttings6-7". No leaves. These can be as thick as a fat marker (it can be hardwood). Two thin cuttings will be ~1/8" or thinner (like 2 mm in diameter). The thin cuttings are semi-hardwood as shown in the photos. The goal is to provide you with a nice variety of diameters of hardwood and semi-hardwood cuttings, for your rooting experiments. This plant is easy to root. Hydrangeas love water. Like most hydrangeas, 'Vanilla Strawberry' does best in full sun. Its mature height is 6-7 feet, with a spread of 4-5 feet. This summer-flowering shrub is hardy in Zones 4-8. Produces absolutely stunning blossom - a beautiful/value addition to your home. In July - they are pure white (see photos). In August they turn red-and-white. The cuttings will bewrapped in moist paper. Our garden is 100% organic. just keepingthincuttings in a cup of shallow water. It takes 30-50 days to root. for rooting involves a clear plastic container (Like a shoe box from Lowes or a clear-plastic container for cakes) andlivemoss from the nearby woods. There is an opinion that live moss has anti-mold properties.Also, it is easy to place layers of moss - like clumps or "shelves" with plenty of humid air in between - and then to place cuttings. It iseasierandsaferto lift the clumps of moss without damaging fragile young roots -when youinspect the cuttings periodically. Horizontal placement of the cuttings often leads to several roots growing at the cutting ends and in the middle, potentially producing 2-3 plants from one cutting. I keep the box at the room temperature, 5-6 ft away from windows. Last several photos illustrate the moss, and roots growing at one end or both ends, and even in the middle.Some people call this horizontal+live moss method "simplified" aeroponics (Wikipedia:aeroponicsis the process of growing plants in an air or mist environment without the use of soil or an aggregate medium).Recently I decided to use very short, 3-3.5" long, cuttings. My experiments with shortfigcuttings were surprisingly successful: those short 3-3.5" cuttings produced roots at the ends and even in the middle! I did not use any rooting hormone, and based on what I have read, rooting hormone may or may not contribute to the success. When I see approx. 1 long white roots, I gently move the cutting to a pot made of a clear plastic water bottle with 3-4 holes on the bottom. Clear plastic allows me to see the growing roots. I use regular potting soil, used coffee grounds and even used leaves of mint after drinking mint tea, offering overall loose soil for the roots to propagate. I can see air gaps in the soil (avocado roots seem to like these cavities), and the roots rapidly growing in this porous light-weight soil.Normally I place those plastic bottles with rooted cuttings in larger clear plastic containers like Sterlite 55 - 65" storage totes. I spray some water on my plants and keep these large containers closed. This creates a nice, warm humid environment, so I do not have to worry about watering my young plants too often. see pictures
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