This is a debate which has been going on for a long time… Can Diospyros virginiana be propagated from cuttings?
Usually it is as good as impossible but an Israelian study was dedicated to this subject and it appears that some individuals can be rooted. Rooting capability varies from one individual to another and is genetically determinated.
You can check this study: “Rooting of cuttings of selected Diospyros virginiana clonal rootstocks and bud growth in rooted cuttings” just google and you’ll find…
So the answer is yes and no… cuttings from one tree can be rooted and from the next tree they cannot be rooted…
It would seem that all my trees are non-rootable but actually I also find it easier to use seedlings as rootstock…
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