Cuttings from honeysuckle and roses

[LittleMissCountry]

We have honeysuckle growing on a pine tree. I love honeysuckle but I have to cut it off the tree as it is killing the tree. I would like to take cuttings of it, but when I google it, it is so confusing. I am not sure if I am understanding it correctly. Do I cut right after a leaf bud, and then apply rooting hormone, then put it in soil?

Same thing with roses. There is a wild rose bush (the ones that look more like a wildflower) and I would love to grow it in other areas of my yard.

Suggestions or directions in laymans terms?

 

[Mylied]

Following because I'm wondering the same thing about honeysuckle.

 

[LittleMissCountry]

I don't have direct experience with those plants, but you should search YouTube for "propagate <plantname>" to find out how to asexually reproduce (clone) your plant.

Reproducing via seeds is appropriate in some circumstances, but propagation techniques allow for (a) faster plant starts and (b) preservation of desirable characteristics of the original plant.

I have heard it is really hard to grow honeysuckle and roses from seed. I have never attempted that. Don't you have to put the seeds in soil in the fridge for months?

 

[aligarysmom]

Rooting hormone will basically grow roots from almost any cutting. But the roots shoot out of budding area better. Because it’s a growth bud. Cut right below it leaving it intact pull any leaves off that would be below the surface and dip in the root compound and insert it in any form of moisture rich soil.

Oh and let me know how it goes.

 

[Unexpected chicken lover]

Never tried it with honeysuckle but when i use rooting hormones i place the cutting in water until roots form before soil..just the way my mom taught me

 

[aligarysmom]

Rooting hormone does lose its potency after a short period of time. You could try a fresh bottle.

 

[Mylied]

I've had some honeysuckle cuttings in water for about a week, but no roots.

 

[LittleMissCountry]

Rooting hormone will basically grow roots from almost any cutting. But the roots shoot out of budding area better. Because it’s a growth bud. Cut right below it leaving it intact pull any leaves off that would be below the surface and dip in the root compound and insert it in any form of moisture rich soil.

Oh and let me know how it goes.

Thank you! I am going to try this tomorrow. I will try both ways, with soil and in water, and see which works best.

I will post what happens.

 

[oregonkat]

Check around the root area of the honeysuckle, there may be suckers coming up in which case, dig down and get the 'sucker' with some of it's roots. If not, the best time to take cuttings is in the fall but failing that, take cuttings below a leaf node on shoots that do NOT have any flower buds. Dip in rooting hormone, I like the powders best, and place the cutting in a well drained soil mix that has some sand in it. If you can, cover the cuttings with a plastic dome and leave until you can tug on the cutting gently and feel resistance from root growth.
Roses are more complicated. As you say it is a wild rose, I am assuming that it blooms heavily, but only once in the year, not ever blooming? There again, they usually produce multiple stems from the bottom of the rose. It is possible to take the suckers from the bottom with a very flat blade shovel. Cuttings are doable (they can take a very long time to root ) in pretty much the same way as above, but wait till fall.

 

[oregonkat]

If you are having to remove the honeysuckle altogether from this pine tree, why not dig it up and move the whole plant. (this just occurred to me! )