Camellia Sprout- Root Cuttings
Q: I planted a camellia sprout from my mother’s yard in Savannah and it has grown like crazy. I want to root cuttings to give to my daughters but they don’t root. Is there something I could do better?
A: I’ve been successful “air layering” a camellia in my back yard. Air layering involves wounding a pencil-sized stem, applying rooting hormone, then wrapping the wound in damp sphagnum peat moss to stimulate roots to grow. I found clear instructions at AIR LAYERING FOR DIFFICULT-TO-ROOT PLANTS. https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/ornamentals/airlayer/airlayer.html My preference is to wrap the moss with aluminum foil after the plastic wrap.
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