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[Dan Sorensen <botanydan0@gmail.com>]

mIEKAL ,

I've had better than 50% success rooting dormant cuttings of A arguta 
and A kolomikta using perlite and keeping the tops cool until the base 
started to form callus.  A little rooting hormone helped too.  I tried 
A. deliciosa too, but the hairy stems didn't root as well for me. 

As for the Russian names, Anna, formerly known as Ananasnaja is named 
for it's pineapple-like flavor.  The Latin name for pineapple being Ananas.

Dan Sorensen


mIEKAL aND wrote:
> Thanks for the answer Hal.  I actually figured this out yesterday by  
> looking a lot closer at my kiwis that are already in the ground.  And  
> after reading around the net, there seems to be a universal consensus  
> that success rate for rooting dormant cuttings is typically very low.
>
> I've scored the cuttings beneath the bottom node, doused in rooting  
> hormone, put them on a propagation mat & cover the cuttings with  
> plastic.  Now to figure out what the russian names mean.
>
> ~mIEKAL
>
>
> On Apr 3, 2008, at 10:36 AM, Hal Love wrote:
>
>   
> > The leaf scars will point down and there will be a tiny pinhole  
> > above the
> > scar, at least with the hardy types, where the bud will emerge. How  
> > are you
> > planning on rooting these? Dormant kiwi cuttings are difficult to  
> > root and
> > are usually grafted, then the green shoots are rooted later. It can  
> > be done,
> > but the success is very hit and miss. Applying bottom heat with the  
> > cuttings
> > in a cool spot generally gives the best results, as it keeps the buds
> > dormant long enough for roots to form before the cutting pushes new  
> > growth
> > and expends its energy. I have never had good success, but I have  
> > seen it
> > done successfully with some varieties. Kiwis are extremely easy to  
> > graft, so
> > if you have an established vine, save some cuttings for grafting in  
> > late
> > spring.
> >
> > Hal
> >     
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