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Proceedings of the International Plant Propagator's Society

Vol. 23

Title:
PROPAGATION AND GROWING OF CONTAINER STOCK IN NORTHERN FLORIDA

Author:
John P. Sparmann

pp: 235-237

Abstract:
Climatic conditions in our area make impossible to grow a wide variety of plants which are hardy in northern temperate zones. A longer growing season and the need for very little protection make it economical to ship these plants to northern markets. We generally have mild winters, temperatures drop to the low teens occasionally, and I have seen the ground remain frozen for as long as 5 days at a time. Average annual rainfall in Quincy is 54 inches, with extremes of 30 or 84 inches.

Propagation by cuttings is done from May through February. The cuttings are taken from 1 or 2 yr old container stock, and we like to let the time the cuttings are taken coincide with the time the plants need pruning.

Cuttings are taken from healthy and well watered plants. They are washed in fungicide solution, wounded by means of stripping and cut to a uniform length. Each worker gets a small wooden stick, previously cut to insure this uniformity. Cuttings must be short and stocky, in order to produce a

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