These are the tips of several different cuttings. This end goes up! Warning! Cuttings are not returnable. Once out of the freezer, they must be planted...soon. A Pendula Willow Cutting Regular season for hardwood cuttings is from February until the end of June. I ship cuttings before and after that time, as needed. All the cuttings listed in this page are from the trees I grow in my back yard. I supply 2 bud UNROOTED cuttings that are between 3 and 5 inches long and 1/16" to 5/16" thick, The top bud is about 1/4" from the top of the cutting. These cuttings are less fragile than the rooted ones. Rooted cuttings must be handled very carefully to avoid breaking the roots. If you order cuttings today and the soil is still frozen where you are, remember that the cuttings must be planted within 2 weeks, weather it is outside (drill holes in the ice) or in containers indoors. You can plant these cuttings outdoors during the winter a long as the soil is workable. The only problem you may find is the weather cycles of freezing and thawing. Every time that occurs, the cuttings are pushed up and up and up until eventually you will find them on top of the ground. To prevent this, put the cuttings all the way in the soil so only the top of the cutting can be seen. There is no need to open up a hole for these, just push them in with one finger until your finger touches the soil. That's deep enough. I don't like to plant hybrid poplar cuttings in the ground because 6 months later I would need a back hoe to dig them out. That is the reason I plant all my cuttings in bags. (for bags go to http://www.hybridpoplars.com/prices7.htm) Much easier to sell the trees too. Growing cuttings in hot weather Cuttings must have roots in place before the buds sprout. In the summer time try to keep the cuttings at 80 degrees or below and in the shade. Allowing them to get too hot, will make them sprout in record time and the cuttings will not have time to create roots to keep up with the growth upstairs... subsequently the cuttings will die. In case you don't know exactly where you are, here is a link that allows you to enter your zip code and tells you your zone. National garden Association. Planting early indoors If you are one of those people who like to get started earlier, you can start cuttings indoors as long as you provide them with 60-70 degree ambient temperature and 12-14 hours of light every day. They can be taken out when the outside temperature is at least 40 degrees overnight. Do you like to experiment? So do I. A word of advise: Don't try 1 bud cuttings. I have and the results were really bad. Only about 70% of them sprouted and from those half died within the first 3 weeks... and I was doing this with OP-367. I rarely get any casualties from this clone.

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Common Privet Ligustrum Vulgare European Privet Tops of privet cuttings showing buds facing up. These cuttings will start showing signs of life within a week. Since sprouting is erratic I plant 3 cuttings in each bag. This privet grows to 15 ft. Books claim all privets produce flowers but I have not seen any in this particular privet. Will grow about 3 ft. on the first year, can grow 7 ft. a year when adults. The more you trim it, the bushier it gets. My best seller, over 7,000 cuttings last year. Use Hormodin 3
PA71	5 Common Privet cuttings	$4.99
PA72	25 Common Privet cuttings	$16.00
PA73	100 Common Privet cuttings	$44.00
PA95	500 Common Privet cuttings	$220.00
California Privet Ligustrum Ovalifolium It grows to 15 ft. By late summer it will have white flowers and then little seeds the size of peas. The leaves fall off by January. A topiary favorite.
PA86	5 California Privet cuttings	$4.99
PA87	25 California Privet cuttings	$16.00
Golden Privet Ligustrum Ovalifolium 'Aureum' It grows slower than the common privet or the California privet. By late summer it will be covered with white flowers and then little seeds the size of peas which will turn black during the winter. The leaves persist until well into the winter.
PA80	5 Golden Privet cuttings	$4.99
PA81	25 Golden Privet cuttings	$16.00
Black Willow Salix Nigra A tree that loves water, can grow in it, however, you can also plant it where there is very little water. Used mainly in sand bar stabilization, grows to up to 140 ft. tall and will live over 100 years. Native of the Eastern US, can be found in all 48 States. Fast grower. It can be grown as a thicket or as an upright tree. Perfect addition for beavers, birds and deer. They all love it.
PA82	5 Black Willow cuttings	$4.99
PA83	25 Black Willow cuttings	$16.00
PA88	100 Black Willow cuttings	$44.00
Dappled Willow - Hakuro Nishiki - Also called Tricolor willow Salix Integra This rare, graceful, fast-growing 5-10' shrub has elegant habit & eye-catching leaves brillianty variegated with large patches of white & pink most of the season...a striking accent, sure to be noticed. Very few cuttings this year.
PA82	5 Dappled Willow cuttings	$4.99
Purple Willow Salix Purpurea Also called Arctic Willow Small enough to include in a low-maintenance border in the garden. Very compact and refined, easily shaped by pruning, the design potential of this willow is endless. Very useful in colder climates for hedging, medieval herb gardens or for topiary in smaller areas. Sways beautifully in a breeze. Ornamental. Grows to 6 ft. When I was taking cuttings of this willow this year I realized that they are extra thin, some about 1/32" or almost invisible. I put 25 of the thinnest ones in soil and waited... 8 days, and all but 2 started to grow. The 2 that did not, were planted upside down. Use Hormodin 3
PA77	5 purple willow cuttings	$4.99
PA78	25 purple willow cuttings	$16.00
Weeping Pendula Willow Salix Babylonica "Pendula" This year I discontinued the weeping willow cuttings because this willow is much denser and nicer looking. The leaves are larger and closer together The branches are longer and many of them reach the ground. Grows to 50 ft., fast grower, easy to grow. Use Hormodin 1
PA50	5 pendula cuttings	$4.99
PA51	25 pendula cuttings	$16.00
PA52	100 Weeping " Pendula" willow cuttings	$44.00
PA97	500 Weeping " Pendula" willow cuttings	$220.00
Corkscrew Willow Salix Matsudana VAR Tortuosa Expect to get about viability from these cuttings. This willow grows very fast to about 35 to 40 ft. A real conversation piece. Every branch is curled to make it a very interesting tree to look at. Use Hormodin 1
PA65	5 Corkscrew willow cuttings	$4.99
PA66	25 corkscrew willow cuttings	$16.00
PA67	100 corkscrew willow cuttings	$44.00
DN-34 Hybrid Poplar This hybid grows 10 ft per year to reach 90 ft. It is only 25 ft. wide. A favorite tree for phytoremediation. Use Hormodin 1.
PA56	5 DN-34 cuttings	$4.99
PA57	25 DN-34 cuttings	$16.00
PA58	100 DN-34 cuttings	$44.00
OP-367 Poplar My favorite tree, grows from Alaska to Texas. My OP-367 trees in Pennsylvania grew over 14 ft. during 2004, over 17 ft. in 2005, 16 ft. during 2006 and 17 ft. during 2007. Why are then so short? I cut them down to the ground every year. Reaches 100 ft. at maturity and 40 ft. wide. I Use Hormodin 1 with these cuttings.
PA53	5 OP-367 cuttings	$4.99
PA54	25 OP-367 cuttings	$16.00
PA55	100 OP-367 cuttings	$44.00
American Beautyberry American beautyberry has colorful berries that last long into winter and are eaten by a variety of wildlife. Beautyberry has proven to be an attractive plant for wildlife within its native range. 6 ft. full sun or partial shade. . Use Hormodin 1.
PA93	5 American Beautyberry cuttings	$4.99
PA94	25 American Beautyberry cuttings	$11.00