Q: I’m hoping you can help answer how I can start a citrus tree from a cutting. Can citrus trees be started just from cuttings? I mean just a cutting without the rootstock since I don’t have the ...

Citrus species can be difficult to root from stem cuttings. The more conventional ways of propagating citrus are air-layering and grafting. The first method involves the removal of a ring of bark ...

Let's face facts: gardening is expensive. Learning how to take root cuttings, then, is a brilliant way to fill your garden ...

I love taking cuttings. I’m not always 100 per cent successful but when I do manage to create a new plant – for free – it makes me really happy. The only difficult thing about root cuttings is knowing ...

And although dividing plants is one of the best ways of increasing their numbers, you can also try taking root cuttings too. This sounds far more difficult than it really is, since all you have to do ...

My friend has a great fig tree, and I would like to grow one like it in my yard. What is the best way to root a piece of his tree? — Larry Haley Figs are easy to propagate from dormant, hardwood ...

One of the most fascinating and effective methods of propagating plants is through root cuttings. This technique involves ...

Question: I started cuttings of Confederate jasmine and small leaf fig a few weeks ago, and I can see growths forming. Does this mean the cuttings have rooted? How can I tell if the roots have formed?

QUESTION: I'm moving from the south shore to northern Covington and want to bring cuttings of my Myers lemon, satsuma and blood orange trees. Is this possible? How successful would it be? What is best ...

I have an 8-foot-tall citrus tree with orange, grapefruit and lemon grafted onto it. I need to move it to my backyard, so that I can get some of the fruit that is disappearing. Is it safe to move it?