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Propagating Desert Trees from Cuttings in the Southwest

Desert Tree Cuttings

Late spring/early summer: take 6-inch greenwood cuttings, strip to top 2–3 leaves, dip in rooting hormone, stick 1 inch deep in warm wet sand. Keep misted and warm. Rooting in 8 weeks (sometimes longer).

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