Once a plant species has entered the garden, it can usually be propagated willingly, to the gardener's delight. The raspberry, from which the tayberry descends, allows new offspring to sprout from the ground even without our intervention. Does the tayberry imitate her?
The tayberry does not form root suckers and should therefore be propagated via cuttings or sinkers
These are possible propagation methods
No, the tayberry has not inherited the raspberry genes in this regard. With her you will wait in vain for small plants, because she does not form root suckers. Unless propagation is desired, it can even be considered a blessing.
You will still have plenty of opportunities to get new Tayberries. However, you have to act in a targeted manner. Choose between these two options:
- cuttings
- lowering
With these vegetative propagation methods you get plants that are genetically similar to the mother plant.
tips
If you would like to try other varieties, there is no way around buying them. Or you can find someone who owns the strain you want and will give you cuttings.
Cut cuttings for propagation
Tackle this type of propagation in late summer. By this time you will need to cut the tayberry anyway. Harvested canes that are cut off completely are not useful for this purpose. However, if the annual shoots are so long that they have to be shortened, the cuttings can provide suitable cuttings:
- Cut pieces 20 cm long
- remove all leaves
- Stick the cuttings deep in moist, humus-rich soil
- only 2-3 cm may look out
In the spring you will know for sure whether your propagation work was worth it. Because if a cutting has been able to form roots, the first shoots will appear and gradually transform into a mini Tayberry. Let the young plant continue to grow in place, or transplant it to a location of your choice.
The way via sinkers
The propagation process can start directly at the location of a fully grown tayberry by means of a sinker. The calendar should show a day in spring or late fall.
- Bend a shoot of the shrub towards the ground until it rests well on the ground.
- At the point of contact, dig a well in the ground and place the shoot in it.
- Cover the shoot with soil, except for the top. She has to look out.
- If necessary, secure the shoot with wire or weigh it down with stones so that it cannot detach from the ground.
Roots will form at the point of contact with the soil. Above-ground budding soon follows. As soon as this has reached a certain size, you can separate the new plant from the mother plant and transplant it.
tips
Rooting works better and faster if you scratch the bark of the shoot with a sharp knife beforehand.