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Cuttings from Laurel

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  Posted by tattiestorm (U15220512) on Saturday, 7th April 2012

  Hi all,
  My first post here.
  Over the winter we had a lot of damage done to the leylandi hedge we planted 22 years ago with splitting etc, I have taken 8 of them completly down (40' high and 22" diameter, "TIMBER"!!!) and am looking to plant a more manageable hedge to give us some shelter from the East wind which blows in for a few months of the year. I have, in another part of the garden a fine laurel which gives plenty of screening and shelter from the sea breeze. What is the best time of the year for taking cuttings from laurel?
  I have erected a slatted fence 6' high in the meantime to shelter any newcomers to the soil where the Leylandi were.
  I am located in the north of Scotland.
  
  Cheers
  
  A.M

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  Posted by Tee Gee (U10012255) on Saturday, 7th April 2012

  Around July is the best time to take heel cuttings but they might take up to three years to develop a root system suited to planting out in their final quarters.
  
  You could look around the base of your existing hedge for rooted suckers and pot these up and grow on till they establish.
  
  What ever you do on the " cutting" route is going to take a few years to become established.
  
  You could think of buying in containerised or bare rooted plants and this will speed up the process.
  
  Sorry I can't be more helpful.....Tg

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  Posted by As-If (U15116884) on Saturday, 7th April 2012

  You are right about the cuttings taking a long time to grow. I watched a laurel hedge in our neighbourhood grow from cuttings. It took about 5 or 6 years to become 3 feet tall.

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  Posted by tattiestorm (U15220512) on Sunday, 8th April 2012

  Thanks for your replies,
  I suppose, as you have said the cuttings will take a long time to develop roots. I would be as well to buy pot grown to push the "hedge" on a bit.
  
  Many thanks for taking the time to respond
  
  Cheers
  
  A.M.

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