Ginkgo biloba stem cutting propagation help req'd ...

[Steve Lundquist]

>
>For some reason I believe that Ginkgoes are generally propagated by
>grafting, however I looked in Michael A. Dirr's Manual of Woody
>Landscape Plants and found the following:
>
>"I have had good success rooting June cuttings from mature trees with
>8000 ppm IBA quick dip, Mist; cuttings root in 7 to 8 weeks; it appears
>8000 to 10,000 ppm IBA is about ideal for stimulating good rooting; the
>cultivators are budded on seedling understock."

hiya ... i have the same book, i was hoping to see if anyone had tried
it ... excellent book by the way .... enough info in there to last a
couple of lifetimes .... Mr. Dirr must have been/still is ? quite the
individual ...

thnx for the reply