How to Propagate Oakleaf Hydrangeas

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    • 1). Snip a branch with pruning shears, cutting it to 5 or 6 inches long. Take the cutting from a branch that did not develop flowers this year if possible.

    • 2). Strip the leaves off the lower two leaf nodes.

    • 3). Chop the larger leaves to around half their size.

    • 4). Lightly coat the cutting with rooting hormone, then place the bottom of the cutting in a pot filled with damp, coarse sand.

    • 5). Give the plant plenty of water and make sure it drains through the bottom of the pot. Keep it moist but not saturated.

    • 6). Place a sheet of clear plastic over the plant and the pot, without touching the plant leaves. Add small wooden stakes if necessary to keep the plastic from touching.

    • 7). Watch for the cutting to form roots in two to three weeks. Tug on the cutting to see if it is rooting. If it resists, it is developing roots.

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