Hornbeams can be propagated in various ways. However, you need a lot of patience if you want to grow a hornbeam this way. What you need to know about hornbeam propagation.

Hornbeams can be propagated, for example, by seeds or cuttings

With these methods you multiply hornbeams

  • sow nuts
  • cut cuttings
  • Lower shoots
  • dig up offshoots

Sow hornbeams

The nuts of the hornbeam are ripe in September and October. They are pressed into moist soil as soon as possible. There, however, they are often found and eaten by squirrels and mice.

You can also put the fruit in the fridge for some time to stratify it. Then sow them in small pots that you put outside.

It takes up to two years for the nuts to germinate.

How to cut cuttings

Cut cuttings before they sprout in spring or late summer. You need semi-lignified shoots about four inches long.

Halve larger leaves and place the cuttings in pots with moist potting soil. The pots come in a shady place and must always be kept moist but not wet.

After two years, the new trees can be planted out. However, not every cutting will develop roots at all.

Lower shoots

With a low hornbeam, propagation by lowering also works. A shoot is scratched several times and bent onto the ground. It is covered with earth at the scratched points and fixed well.

The following year you can see if new shoots are sticking out of the ground. You can cut them off and plant them in the desired location or in individual pots.

The simplest method: dig up offshoots

Almost all methods of propagation are very time consuming. It can take more than two years before the first successes can be seen. It's easier to dig up offshoots.

Freestanding hornbeams self-seed. If you see young plants near the hornbeam, simply dig them up and place them in the garden.

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A hornbeam can also be propagated by moss. This form of propagation is used in particular to obtain hornbeams for bonsai cultivation.

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