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Cutting Types and Methods |
Type of cuttings used by
different methods of application |
Spray Drip Down® |
Basal Quick Dip |
Total
Immerse |
Basal Long
Soak |
LEAFY CUTTINGS
• ornamental plants
• herbaceous plants
In the Growing Season. |
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LEAFLESS CUTTINGS
• ornamental plants
• herbaceous plants
All Year Including
Winter Cuttings. |
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CUTTINGS:
• EASY-TO-ROOT
• HARD-TO-ROOT
In the Winter. |
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Basal and Foliar Methods
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BASAL APPLICATION |
BASAL QUICK DIP |
Dip basal end in rooting solution
then stick. |
BASAL LONG SOAK
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Dip basal end of cuttings in rooting
solution about 12 to 24 hours
(nominal) then stick. |
FOLIAR
APPLICATION |
SPRAY DRIP DOWN |
Stick then spray leaves of cuttings
with rooting solution until the
solution drips down. |
TOTAL IMMERSE |
Totally immerse cuttings in rooting
solution then stick. |
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Converting Rates
The rates for rooting solutions in this website and on the Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts label are listed as ppm IBA (parts per million IBA).
Calculate weight of Salts® for any ppm IBA (K-IBA) and solution volume
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Plant and Method List:
Spray
Drip Down® and Total Immerse, ppm IBA |
| A, B, C |
Basal long
Soak:
Apple (malus) rootstocks
Aralia
Many others are suitable by this method
Spray
Drip Down® and Total Immerse:
Abutilon 750
Achillea up to 1000
Actinidia
Arctic Beauty 1000
Ajuga up to 1000
Amsonia 1500
Anisodontea
Tara's Pink 750
Antennaria up to 750
Anthemis 1000
Arabis
Variegata 500
Arctostaphylos 500
Armeria 1000
Artemisia up to 500
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Basal long Soak:
Barberry
Many
others are suitable by this method
Spray Drip Down® and
Total Immerse:
Baptisia 3500
Basil, Kasar 500
Buddleia 1000 |
Basal long Soak:
Callicarpa
Calocedrus
Carpinus (hornbeam)
Cephalotaxus (J. plum yew)
Centaurea (knapweed)
Chaenomeles (J. flowering
quince)
Citrus
Corylus (hazel)
Cryptomeria (J. cedar)
Cupressocyparis (Leyland
Cypress)
Cytisus (broom)
Many others are suitable by this
method
Spray Drip Down® and Total
Immerse:
Calamintha, Variegata 500
Callicarpa 500
Campanula 500-1000
Caryopteris 1000
Ceanothus 500
Ceratostigma 1500
Chrysanthemum 500-1000
Chrysogonum 750
Cistus 750
Clematis 1000
Clethra 1000
Coleonema 750
Convolvulus 750
Coreopsis 500-1000
Correa 500
Cosmos 1000
Cotoneaster
Coral Beauty 500 |
| D, E. F, G |
Basal long Soak:
Many others are suitable by this method
Spray Drip Down® and Total Immerse:
Delosperma 1000 |
Basal long Soak:
Elaeagnus
Spray Drip Down
and Total Immerse:
Erigeron 750-1000
Erodium, Dark Eyes 750
Erysimum 750
Escallonia, Compacta 500
Eupatorium 500
Euphorbia 1000
Basal long Soak:
Ficus (fig)
Forsythia
Many others are suitable by this method |
Basal long Soak:
Many others are suitable by this method
Spray Drip Down ® and Total Immerse:
Gaillardia 500
Galium, Sweet Woodruff 1500
Geranium 1000
Geum, Rivale 1000
Gypsophila, Viette's Dwrf 1000
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| H, I, J, K |
Basal long Soak:
Halesia (silverbell)
Holodiscus
Many others are suitable by this method
Spray Drip Down ® and Total Immerse:
Hedera 1000
Helenium 500
Helianthemum 2000
Helianthus 1000
Helichrysum 500-1000
Heliopsis 1000
Hypericum 1000
Hyssop, Pink Delight 500 |
Spray Drip Down ® and Total Immerse:
Iberis 1000
Itea, Little Henry 1000
Basal long Soak:
Juniper
Many others are suitable by this method
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Basal long Soak:
Many others are suitable by this
method
Spray Drip Down and Total Immerse:
Kerria 1000 |
| L, M, N |
Basal long Soak:
Many others are suitable by this
method
Spray Drip Down and Total Immerse:
Lamiastrum, Herman Pride 1000
Lamium up to 1000
Lavandula 1000
Leptospermum 500
Linaria 500
Lithodora 2000
Lonicera 1000
Lychnis 1000 |
Basal long Soak:
Metasequoia (sequoia)
Many
others are suitable by this method
Spray Drip Down and
Total Immerse:
Marjoram, Compactum 500
Melissa up to 500
Mentha 500 |
Basal long Soak:
Nerium (oleander)
Many others are suitable by this method
Spray Drip Down and Total Immerse:
Nepeta 500 |
| O. P, Q, R |
Basal long Soak:
Olive
Many others are suitable
by this method
Spray Drip Down and Total Immerse:
Oenanthe 500
Origanum 500-750 |
Basal long Soak:
Philadelphus (mock orange)
Physocarpus (ninebark)
Picea (spruce)
Populus (poplar)
Potentilla (cinefoil)
Prunus (peach rootstocks)
Pseudosuga (Douglas fir)
Many others are suitable by this method
Spray Drip Down and Total Immerse:
Paxistima, Canbyi 1000
Penstemon 500
Persicaria up to 1000
Phlox 1000
Phygelius 750
Poinsettia 500-1000
Polemonium, Bressingham Purple 1000
Prunella, Loveliness 750 |
Basal long Soak:
Rhododendron
Ribes (currant)
Robinia (false aralia)
Redwood, coastal
Many others are suitable by this method
Spray Drip Down and Total Immerse:
Rosmarinus 500
Rudbeckia 750
Ruellia 1000 |
| S, T, U, V |
Basal long Soak:
Salix (willow)
Many others are
suitable by this method
Spray Drip Down and Total
Immerse:
Salvia 500-1000
Santolina 500
Saponaria 1000
Saxifraga 750
Scabiosa 1000
Silene 500
Solly, Boddy’s Choice 750
Spilanthes 500
Spiraea 1000
Spiraea, Gold Flame, Magic Carpet, Neon Flash 4000
Stachys 1000
Stevia, rebaudiana 500 |
Basal long Soak:
Taxus (yew)
Thea (tea)
Theobroma (cacao)
Thuja
Thujopsis
Torreya
Tsuga (hemlock)
Many
others are suitable by this method
Spray Drip Down and Total Immerse:
Teucrium 1000 |
Basal long Soak:
Ulmus (elm)
Many others are suitable for this method
Verbascum 1000
Verbena 750
Vinca 1000
Viola 1500
Vitex 1000
Basal long Soak:
Ulmus (elm)
Viburnum
Vitis (grape)
Many others are suitable by this method |
| W, X, Y, Z |
Basal long Soak:
Weigela
Wisteria
Many others are suitable by this method
Spray
Drip Down and Total Immerse:
Waldsteinia 1000
Weigela 1000
Westringia 750 |
Basal long Soak:
Many others are suitable by this
method |
Basal long Soak:
Many others are suitable by this
method |
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Spray Drip Down and Total Immerse Methods: Selected Rates
Plant cuttings vary in
quality. Trial rates shown are from specific lots under the growers particular faculty and
environmental controls. Your growing facility and plant lots are different; always perform your
own trials for your plants and facility.
TYPICAL USE: Spray Drip Down: 175-225 sq. ft./gallon |
RATES FOR CUTTING
TYPES Rates can be lower for
juvenile cuttings. |
ppm IBA |
Soft perennial cuttings
Annual cuttings |
80-250 |
Herbaceous cuttings
Woody ornamental
cuttings |
250-1500
350-1500 |
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| Basal Quick Dip Method: Selected Rates |
RATES FOR
CUTTING TYPES |
ppm IBA |
Annuals |
80-200 |
Herbaceous, perennials,
tropical hose plants, pot
rose., etc.
(For difficult to root
perennials consider using
the Basal Long Soak
Method) |
150-500
Sometimes:
500-1500 |
Softwood |
500-1500 |
Hardwood |
500-2000 |
Difficult to root hardwood
(For these consider using
the Basal Long Soak
Method) |
5000-10,000
10,000 is rarely used |
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| Basal Long Soak Method: Selected Rates |
RATES FOR CUTTING
TYPES |
ppm IBA |
HARD TO ROOT: annual,
perennial and other
herbaceous plants |
25-100 |
HARD TO ROOT:
softwood, hardwood |
50-200 |
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