200 Free Apple Tree UPDATE!!! 21 Days Later... (Starting Trees From Cuttings)

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21 days after I started the 200 cuttings.

Video about Lifevantage products and the science behind them.

[theweekendhomestead]

If you go the route of buying trees, can I suggest from our experience with our orchard, plant the trees, in year 1 pull 90% of the Apple buds off, year 2 pull 75% of the buds and year 3 pull 50% off - what this does is cause the Tree to “stress the Tree out” and think there is something wrong and it will then switch gears and push the tree to build more roots and more limbs. Each year you doing this will increase the chances the Tree will make it. We did it for the first 3 years of our orchard and have had awesome results with very strong trees that have been productive for us. Cool project - thanks for sharing

[alejandroalcala]

people always start a video but never end it, it gets annoying just take your time to finish the results, love you guys <3

[ivyshy]

what happens above the soil isn't as important as what's happening below the soil. you can have it bud and shoot out nice leaves just from the energy left in the stem but if the roots don't develop it will just die off. sun is also not required until there's actual leaves with root support. as a test you can always check one that seems to be doing the best to see if any roots developed. usually it takes a good 1-2 months for any significant roots to develop.

[brushcrawler]

If you cover them with any type of humidity dome, the success rate skyrockets...especially after buds start opening.
Slow the transpiration to preserve the moisture in the cuttings.

[PlanetMojo]

We have a similar story -- but unfortunately we have no video of the early years. Our family lived in a 10' x 12' shed from the beginning of June to November while my son and I built the house. But as far as the cuttings go, mix 50/50 peat and sand and put into the bottom of a black storage bin with holes in the bottom. Take the cuttings in the winter when the tree is dormant, then dip in the hormone and push into the mixture in the soil in the bin. Keep very warm, and leave the lid on. Total darkness. This forces rooting before budding. After a couple of weeks, you should see white buds sprouting. That is when you remove the lid. I'll be showing the transfer of a bin full of grape vines to plastic bag pots in about a week. I'll post a link when I do. Keep up the good work!

[billysavage]

I’m planning on making my own cider and leaving it as a family tree, excuse the pun but yeh this has helped loads. Keep it up

[alexandrastolz]

Could we get an update on these trees?

[eddeetz]

Buy a roll of weedblock and make air pots. The roots air prune and dont get bound in plastic. Cut the pot at a seam to plant. Great project.

[gregorythomas]

It's really great they are doing so well...can't wait to see them going in the ground in a year or two.

[ronrhoades]

Heath, I am happy to see the update on your trees. And hear how good they are doing for all the effort you put in those cutting. At first I thought you was wasting your time and being crazy in do it... Boy was I wrong !! Looking forward to the next update

[avonleanne]

i have two apples that made it through winter! started from seeds a couple of years ago, but not much bigger than the size of those sticks! neat that they are growing...mine was just an experiment, so im not expecting anything much =) I have some lemon trees also, done same way from seeds as experiment...all just fun!

[BillynBertie]

Any fresh cutting with dormant buds will push out leaves if kept a bit moist just like flowers in a vase, but that does not mean they will ever make roots. some might with rooting hormone or if they are subjects that root naturally like willows. I have tried apples and pears many times taking them at various times of years. Never any success despite leaves growing when the season is right. I will be interested to see how many of your cuttings actually succeed.

[waylonhartwell]

You could try making a compost tea and watering the trees with that to give them a little bit of nutrition just to get them through until they get into bigger pots

[greggwoods]

Cool! Give them some soil now and make sure the pots have drain holes.. Maybe add just a touch of fertilizer...

[nkynative]

There is enough energy stored in those sticks to leaf out but they will put out those leaves and then dry up because plants lose moisture through their leaves but there wont be enough root system yet to resupply that water loss.

If you cut the top off it will use its energy to build roots and not all its energy in producing leaf & new top growth.

Goodluck, im doing the exact same thing.

[thomasarussellsr]

Congrats on the apparent success so far with rooting your trimmings.

[kimmyjeans]

Fingers crossed and praying they thrive and look forward to seeing how they do over time.

[tomkeyser]

Thanks for the update. I am very curious to see how the experiment works

[fishmut]

For me it does not matter what type of cutting I do, when the roots are coming out the bottom of the pot that’s when I take them to the next level because their roots are plenty and strong enough to handle being planted out, that’s just how I do my cuttings, it works for me, small cups for pots for cuttings are to small to give them a fair go at developing lot of roots I think, bigger pots makes a big difference.

[wheelsonmywagon]

Great job. Keeping fingers crossed....🤠