Just topworked this seedling of the Seattle Chinatown tree with its mother:
Out of my 4 seedlings, this one has shown the most frost sensitivity, so it seemed like the least promising to grow out. However, I’ve been wanting to emulate the rooting method used by Fruitwood Nursery for their rooted plugs, as described by Marc in an email to me:
We usually get at least 50% takes when we root them in our propagation greenhouse that has a light shade and sprinklers that go off 4 times a day for short period. Nothing fancy. We do dip them in rooting hormone
before sticking them into a 50/50% peat/perlite mix.
So, I kept the branch tips from the seedling to try to root, and maybe if I succeed then I’ll grow one of these out instead!
