What are the propagation methods for Japanese euonymus (Euonymus japonicus)?
Cuttings are the usual method, and roots form fastest when cuttings are taken during the plum rain season. Select semi-lignified mature branches, 12-15 cm long, and insert them into a seedbed made of half sand and half soil; roots form 20-25 days after insertion. Cuttings can be taken in either spring or summer, but semi-mature softwood cuttings taken in June during the plum rain season root more quickly and grow better as well. In the early period after insertion, a shade frame must be set up and the seedbed kept moist. Cutting-grown plants grow far faster than seedlings grown from seed. Japanese euonymus is usually trained into a spherical crown before being planted out.
Cuttings are the usual method, and roots form fastest when cuttings are taken during the plum rain season. Select semi-lignified mature branches, 12-15 cm long, and insert them into a seedbed made of half sand and half soil; roots form 20-25 days after insertion.
Cuttings can be taken in either spring or summer, but semi-mature softwood cuttings taken in June during the plum rain season root more quickly and grow better as well. In the early period after insertion, a shade frame must be set up and the seedbed kept moist. Cutting-grown plants grow far faster than seedlings grown from seed. Japanese euonymus is usually trained into a spherical crown before being planted out.