Can apple trees be propagated by root cuttings?

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i needed to shorten some of my apple rootstocks(B9 and M26) to fit in the pots i have for them so i took a chunk off the bottoms that carried some roots. i put them in cups with the same mix the stocks were going into at about ~1" depth. not a typical root cutting. a super root cutting! well see how it goes.

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i also stuck the rootstock tops into some medium as well after slicing the ends and dipping in IBA powder, like figs.

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You could graft buds from the top would be pretty straightforward and improve odds of success.

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those are like 2" root segments. might not be that easy lol maybe a cleft graft or something :thinking:

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Last spring I took about 4 of my Bud 9 tops left over from my grafting and put them in a quart jar of water a placed in the window sill. It took over a month, but 2 of them rooted.

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since ohxf stock is propagated by cuttings and the roots are mainly at the bottom of the stock i didnt have extra to cut off. i did have a couple quince cutoffs to park some medlar on. not my best work but well see:

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