How to propagate an Azalea from cuttings. (Revised Content)

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I've had a year to think about how I can improve my strike rate for azalea propagation.
Here are 4 additional ideas for you to try.
Good luck.
It's the beginning of February and from now (late summer-early autumn) until the end of March is an ideal time to take azalea cuttings.
They should strike easily and readily with or without rooting hormone applied.
The advantage of rooting hormone would be to speed things up and in some cases help with the development of a more vigorous root system.
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@StewartDorman 3 жыл бұрын

🍎 Potting on the cuttings from this year. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iaeZkt1pq9DJlo0.html

@30534miguel 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy to see Santa spends his down time with a healthy hobby

@StewartDorman 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, busted.

@johnmcdonald9977 15 күн бұрын

May I suggest that you can give the mother plant a really good watering several hours or overnight if you a propagating in the morning! This will assist with the cutting not having to seek water in the early stages, and prevent too much moisture loss through transpiration. I reckon that the sliver you remove should expose part of the inner wood (i.e. the white core) immediately before potting. I hope this helps!

@antechinus100 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Stewart, we'll see how I go. Have 3 well established Azalea bushes, like to get one or two more around the garden. Mine stopped blooming about 2 weeks ago, have to mention I'm in Australia so the seasons are opposite, it's early spring right now. Normally starts to get warm but we're having the third successive weather phenomenon called 'La Nina', affected by the 'southern oscillation of the Pacific and Indian oceans which brings cooler and a lot more wet weather. Will let you know how the azalea cuttings like it. Cheers.

@Mikeatle 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent information! Thanks!

@StewartDorman 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@bobbyplatt7654 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome instructions sir thanks for helping us learn.

@StewartDorman 3 жыл бұрын

Only too glad I could help. Thank you.

@satsukiazalealovers4854 3 жыл бұрын

Oh very nice video! Well explained, my congrats.

@StewartDorman 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@elainefleischmann4175 4 жыл бұрын

This is a VERY good video. I'm going to put this advice to work here in Northwestern B.C. Canada. I also like the fact that Stewart continues in his own research and improvement. Don't we all? Well done, and thank you.

@StewartDorman 4 жыл бұрын

Very kind words, Elaine. Thank you.

@Backyardprojectguy 2 жыл бұрын

very good thanks for sharing..

@puvanesroberts9237 3 жыл бұрын

Helpful and informative. Thanks

@StewartDorman 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers, thank you.

@wildchook745 4 жыл бұрын

I am getting an azalea plant next week so I can practice rooting some azaleas :) I look forward to your update on these cuttings.

@StewartDorman 4 жыл бұрын

Mary Playford Good luck, I hope they go well for you.

@philbaker7389 3 жыл бұрын

You've earned my sub. Nice propagation tips

@StewartDorman 3 жыл бұрын

Very kind of you to say. Thank you.

@edb7642 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video, and the previous one. I have some heirloom azaleas that aren't sold anymore in my area (mid-west US), and I want to propagate them from cuttings. Your videos were very helpful and encouraging.

@StewartDorman 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Hope it goes well for you.

@zerodeconduite804 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Was waiting to see if you mentioned why you cut the leaves. Really appreciate the calmness of your videos.

@kristenpetkus671 4 жыл бұрын

at 9:35 he says why! It's to reduce the amount of work the plant needs to do so it can focus on growing roots I believe.

@sarabell6843 4 жыл бұрын

I love your video, one I can manage. Will be trying these azaleas tomorrow and will tell my friend Heather so she can watch someone gardening from her home country. Thank you so much for a video easy enough even I could follow.

@StewartDorman 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Sara, where in this great big world are you? If you're in the northern hemisphere somewhere you'll need to wait until mid August at least before taking cuttings.

@sarabell6843 4 жыл бұрын

@@StewartDorman USA north Florida

@jdavid98465 3 жыл бұрын

Helpful, thank you.

@StewartDorman 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback.

@anndonohue7123 Жыл бұрын

azalias flower for me all year round growing indoors

@HowToGardenChannel 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely propagation video

@StewartDorman 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

@connythomas240 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a do-able project for someone who doesn’t have a green thumb. I’ll give it a go and keep you posted if I get a result. You make it sound so easy.

@StewartDorman 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Conny and good luck.

@kronosrogers1182 2 жыл бұрын

well.... update? please

@perdidoatlantic Жыл бұрын

So, my cuttings are too big, I’m not reducing the top leaves and I’m trying this at the wrong time of the year. That explains my low success rate. 👍

@marcstephens2100 2 жыл бұрын

Stewart, you look and sound like the azalea whisperer. It is late summer here in Indiana so I will, "give it a go". Will check back with you in a few months to let you know how it went!

@StewartDorman 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Marc, that’s a handle I can live with, I like it. Best of luck with your cuttings.

@richardquan6076 4 жыл бұрын

Stewart, was there followup video... keen to see the difference between wounded and not

@StewartDorman 4 жыл бұрын

I haven't done a follow up video. Unfortunately a cat or possum knocked my pot over and they dried out before I found it. Personally, wounding, is not something I do, I just included it as an option others have suggested.

@midgetownsend4278 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, liked your video much. You said to take the cuttings when the nights cool down. Ok well, I live in the northeast USA Pennsylvania to be exact. It is mid May and it feels like mid Nov. it was 35 degrees this am. My neighbor has a beautiful azalea to take cuttings from. Would it not be a good idea to do it now?.

@StewartDorman 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Midge, Towards the end of Summer which is August for you guys. You need to take your cuttings from the current season of summer growth. I'm not sure how the weather works in you neck of the woods but you could try several lots, starting some earlier and some later. Hope this helps and good luck with it all. There's no exact right time so you might need to play around with it a bit.

@grahamkent9450 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Stewart. A very informative, easily understood video. I've been trying to propagate a 70 year old azalea but have had a low success rate. With your advice, I'm expecting great results!

@StewartDorman Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your feedback, Graham. Best of luck with your azalea cuttings.

@FknNefFy 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video. I’m not positive about this but it just seems like cutting the leaves would increase transpiration through the wound where as just plugging the leaves off and leaving two or three at the top would be better and less traumatic on the cutting then leaving a bunch that are cut in half… No?

@StewartDorman 3 жыл бұрын

That's an interesting thought and I don't know either way for sure. I'm just the following conventional wisdom of others in this regard. Would be worth doing a comparison trial to see what results you'd get. Thank you for drawing my attention to it.

@rayseto2724 2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same thing. I may try both to see how it goes. But it is in the middle of winter for me, so I may need to wait. I might try to take some cuttings in the spring, not sure how that may affect rooting

@markanson2801 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stewart, I live just north of Brisbane so can you confirm now is a good time to take Azalea cuttings?

@StewartDorman 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely. All Feb and March down your way. Good luck.

@markanson2801 4 жыл бұрын

@@StewartDorman great news as I just jumped outside and did 6....used purple clonex, scrapped the sides, potting mix with perlite and vermiculite. One last question pls... How much light? Wish me luck!

@StewartDorman 4 жыл бұрын

Mark Anson Yep, good luck, in a sheltered position and as bright as possible with out being in direct sunlight.

@markanson2801 4 жыл бұрын

@@StewartDorman Thank you very much....

@StewartDorman 4 жыл бұрын

How to propagate an Azalea from cuttings. (Original video) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bNh8hNKbsr2mqps.html

@kalsangchodon1233 4 жыл бұрын

How long we keep

@ronfinley9683 2 жыл бұрын

How long after potting can I plant? Thank you for the videos!

@StewartDorman 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ron, I like to leave mine until they are showing good signs of healthy growth which can be around six to eight weeks. You can plant anytime after that. Cheers.

@ronfinley9683 2 жыл бұрын

@@StewartDorman Thank you!

@kathybrown8497 3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't it be best to have watered the growing medium before you put the cuttings in? Wouldn't that keep the rooting powder to stay on better than to water it too heavily after planting? I would suggest a spray bottle to keep mix damp.

@StewartDorman 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kathy, either way would work. I like to keep my propagation media fairly wet so I use a watering can. I find if I lose any cuttings it is because they have dried out and on a hot day I will water three to four times to keep everything nice of wet. Good drainage in your medium is the key here. I have had the same concern about washing the rooting powder away but I’ve done a few trials and it hasn’t proved to be an issue.

@joannzisa 4 жыл бұрын

I live in PA. I just bought three azaleas from the garden center and each of them had several 1 1/2 foot stems reaching up that I was going to prune. It is now The end of May and the blooms have dried up. Should I wait until August to cut those tall stems to use as cuttings? When they root The most I’ll have is a couple months before frost, so do I just leave them in their pots, inside the house, near a sunny window until next Spring when I can plant? Would a grow light be good or necessary?

@StewartDorman 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Jo-Ann, I'll be guessing here a bit because your climate is very different to mine so most of what I say will be a generalisation. Firstly though, it seems the 1 1/2 foot stems you refer to are called 'water-shoots.' Basically, just a way to describe a sudden extra burst of growth. You can go two ways here, 1st is to leave the growth and take your cuttings from semi-hardened current season growth around mid-August and then prune to a shape desired. 2nd is to prune to a height desired now and take your cuttings from the new growth that will arise from where you have pruned a little later towards the end of August. I think you have the right idea about leaving them in their pots over winter and then planting out in early spring. Azaleas don't need a lot of light so I'd think a grow light would be unnecessary but as bright a position possible would be enough. I hope this helps, Cheers Stewart.

@joannzisa 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@lennymac5915 21 күн бұрын

I have some magnifica azaleas I need to take cuttings from in the next couple of weeks, so last 2 weeks of June. I'm in Melbourne they are inner eastern suburbs and stilll getting quite a lot of flowers, but cuttings will be in North Warrandyte that has some very cold days I know they will grown in water and root and ive tried before, but don't think they'll like their toes cold over winter, how could I make them more happy. ty

@StewartDorman 20 күн бұрын

They are going to need to be kept warm. Use a heat mat if you can and some kind of glasshouse, translucent storage containers in a sunny position will also help. Even the top of a hot water system. Otherwise, go back towards the end of summer and take some cuttings.

@eleodylibby4669 4 жыл бұрын

At what point would you transplant the cuttings? How and in what container (or ground?) would you transplant them?

@StewartDorman 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Eleody, I usually wait until I see signs of new growth on the cuttings. Then I will carefully tease them apart and pot them up into 125mm pots using a good quality potting mix. I wouldn't go from cutting straight into the garden. I think this might be a bit much to ask from the cutting. Once it has had a few months in the pot then it'd be good to plant into the garden. Hope this helps, cheers.

@kalsangchodon1233 4 жыл бұрын

How to repot from cutting once it rooted. I could not find your video of repoting. How long should. Keep after cutting and when to repot. Thank you. Very nice video.

@StewartDorman 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Kalsang, I should have a video up in the next week or two showing the potting up of cuttings. I hope I can explain more then. Cheers Srewart.

@tammytinsley3963 Жыл бұрын

I am moving and taking plants with me. Can I grow azaleas from roots that came off while digging ?

@StewartDorman Жыл бұрын

Not that I am aware of.

@stevenjulie4698 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video... I think you said it was late Spring, early Summer in the first video, and this one you said late Summer, early Fall in the best time. I'm in late Summer, early Fall now... So that's the best time to do this? Also, what is the name of that hormone liquid you have, please?

@StewartDorman 2 жыл бұрын

Late summer early fall is best so now is the time. The hormone liquid would have been Yates Clonex but I think that would be an Australian product. Anything you can find suitable for semi hardwood cuttings will work just fine. Cheers.

@stevenjulie4698 2 жыл бұрын

I'm Australian :D I just live in the US. Anyway. Okay, thank you.

@StewartDorman 2 жыл бұрын

@@stevenjulie4698 How are you liking it? Is it as crazy as it is portrayed on our media?

@stevenjulie4698 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what the news is saying. Things were pretty normal until the virus. We live in a country town. It doesn't have Nandos, but it does have Bojangles, so can't complain too much. We're planning to move back next year or so. I've been here 8.5 years now (met my American husband on eharmony), so I'm more than ready.

@stevenjulie4698 2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to miss the big properties. We're on .7 of an acre here. Land is so much cheaper here. You can get practically a mansion for $300k and a regular house for $150-200k in our area.

@richardquan6076 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Stewart; we are moving house now (June in Melbourne) and we have an Azalea that my wife is super keen on for sentimental reasons. I was wanting to take a cutting now to take to our new home. Is this time of a year going to be a challenge (doable?)

@StewartDorman 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Richard, basically, anything's possible but definitely a challenge. I'd take as many cuttings as you can, that way you can increase your chances of getting something to strike roots. I'd also find as bright (even full sun in winter) and warm a spot to place them as well. Also I get one of the ( www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/ezy-storage-solution-container-8l-solu8lt#specifications ) clear storage containers and place it upside down over the cuttings to create a mini hot house. Good luck.

@richardquan6076 4 жыл бұрын

@@StewartDorman Thanks Stewart!

@dchambers986 2 жыл бұрын

What your location Stewart? I'm in Arkansas, USA... I know your seasons are different down under, so when should I take cuttings? Thanks Mate.

@StewartDorman 2 жыл бұрын

August/September should be a good time for you. Do you get frosts? If not October as well. Good luck with them.

@dchambers986 2 жыл бұрын

@@StewartDorman Thanks! Yes, I get frost, first around Oct/Nov last one around April - they bloomed and the flowers are gone, new growth is about 3 inches long, still a lot smaller than in your video. I'll give it a bit more time.

@lindsayb1329 4 жыл бұрын

I live in the US. I've enjoyed your videos. Can you offer advice what month I should try to propagate. My mother had a plumber come and he trampled all over her flowers. I wanted to give her some of my azalea.

@StewartDorman 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Lindsay, sorry to hear about your Mum's azalea, seems plumbers are the same the world over. They are tough little plants though it might yet recover. Azalea cuttings can be taken from late summer until the nights start cooling down. If you like you could try a few cuttings every two weeks or so to help maximise your chances of success. Best of luck.

@lindsayb1329 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. That is very helpful

@GyanVikasVikas Жыл бұрын

What kind of media you use to propogate

@StewartDorman Жыл бұрын

I use a premium potting mix and sift out the larger particles and then mix vermiculite at a ratio of 3 parts sieved potting mix to 1 part vermiculite.

@GyanVikasVikas Жыл бұрын

@@StewartDorman great, thank you for responding

@bigCAS650 Жыл бұрын

Who else thought he was John Daly in the thumbnail??

@StewartDorman Жыл бұрын

I’ll have to get some brighter clothes.

@mattrotack7555 Жыл бұрын

My azalea cuttings leaves are turning brownish Are they dying?

@StewartDorman Жыл бұрын

It’s not a good sign. Are your cuttings in a well protected position? They need a bright position but not in full sun and out of any strong winds or drafts. Also keep your propagation media on the wet side of things for the first few weeks.

@mattrotack7555 Жыл бұрын

@@StewartDorman I have them in a clear plastic tub from Bunnings Kept under the pergola The mother plant isn’t the healthiest but it’s all I’ve got I actually pulled one out about an hour ago and it has a root about 3/4 inch long to my surprise

@StewartDorman Жыл бұрын

That’s a good sign then. Maybe they just need a few more weeks.

@mattrotack7555 Жыл бұрын

@@StewartDorman I was going to leave them in tubs through the winter Then come spring time see which ones made the cut lol

@mattrotack7555 Жыл бұрын

I’ll give you an update in spring Thanks for the reply 👍

@gregboshell4532 3 жыл бұрын

Where are you located

@StewartDorman 3 жыл бұрын

I’m in Toowoomba, Queensland, Greg.

@iamseely1338 3 жыл бұрын

Can we get an update please

@StewartDorman 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, sometime this week or next at the latest.

@iamseely1338 3 жыл бұрын

Stewart Dorman. I Garden gotch ya, can’t wait. Are they doing good? I hope they are. I subbed you too. I like your videos.

@StewartDorman 3 жыл бұрын

I AM SEELY Thanks for the sub. Azaleas have been good and then not so good but I’ll get to that in the video. Mostly my fault though.

@iamseely1338 3 жыл бұрын

Stewart Dorman. I Garden waiting on update

@StewartDorman 3 жыл бұрын

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@iamseely1338 2 жыл бұрын

Can I get your email or Facebook so I can write you so not everyone see’s what I say or ask please

@StewartDorman 2 жыл бұрын