Can I grow new trees from making cuttings from these ones?

[Mrstumbletap]

Forgive my gardening lack of knowledge. (My mum was the gardener and I lost her quite a few years ago)

In another thread you have helped me with what bushes and trees I should get round the edges of my new garden. I'm excited to start as soon as I move in.

But I would also like to transport some of the ones I have got in this garden as I love them.

So am I able to grow new trees (eventually). From taking cuttings from these?

This one I would really love to take, not sure what's it's called but it has lovely pink flowers in the summer

Yes, you can. Take quite a few ones as a success rate can vary. It'll take a cpuple/few years before they're more than a twig but the satisfaction of growing your own is great!

Lots of internet resources on how to do it and when is best for different kinds of shrubs.

I think you have a euonymus, a photinia (red robin) and a ribes (flowering currant). You can propagate them all from soft cuttings in spring and hardwood cuttings in autumn.

I would, however, have a go now if you're moving out soon. I've had some luck just bunging things in a jam jar and waiting for roots to appear. Hopefully a less haphazard gardener will be along soon with better advice!

Take cuttings from just under a node (where the leaves come out from the stem) about 8” long, take all the leaves off EXCEPT for 2-3 at the top. Put compost in a small pot and stick 4 cuttings round the edge of the pot - water well and out in a sunny spot.

Water every few days and after a few weeks check to see if any roots have formed. Once they have re-pot each cutting into its own pot and just water once or twice a week. In autumn pot up into a larger pot.

Depending how quickly they grow you might have to leave them in pots for another year but some may be ready to plant out next year.

good luck. Watch gardners world on friday evenings - full of good advice and inspiration.

@WiseUpJanetWeiss yes that is what they are! Now you have written it is all coming flooding back!

@bilbodog great advice thank you. Will attempt this tomorrow.

Yes I need to watch gardeners world!

Euonymous and photinia are very common plants so you should be able to source new ones fairly cheaply, which will be quicker than waiting for cuttings to grow. Try looking at places like Morrisons.

Id do the same as @bilbodog except that I wouldn’t put in the sun -too much water loss. I enclose the whole pot in a plastic bag tied at the top, again to stop water loss. Then put in a light but shady place and not worry about it.

I repot once there are strong roots coming out of the bottom of the pot.