red elderberry had a stronger rooting response with a quick

red elderberry had a stronger rooting response with a quick dip in captan before sticking. 100% of the treated cuttings rooted in 21 days. 4000ppm iba talc / stimroot 2 powder, and the fungicide was a solution 1 tsp/ liter . The reference manual for woody plant propagation recommends this. Probably applies to black elderberry, now it’s on my list to AB test with anything that’s slow to root or has discoloured stems this year. Funny thing you can’t buy Captan in Canada any more, but it’s easy to find on ebay. #propagation #softwoodpropagation