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A while ago I read about how you could make your own rooting hormone tea with branches boiled and steeped overnight from a Willow tree. I didn't think I'd get a chance to try it out until I had to identify a tree in my yard. It's a Poplar called Eastern Cottonwood, and it's also in the Salicaceae family just like the Willow. These trees all contain IBA (Indole Butyric Acid) which is usually the main ingredient in a lot of the rooting products out there.
I've heard that just plain water works best for new cuttings trying to root, and that this soup should only be used without nutrients to water newly transplanted plants, or seedlings.
Just stoned on google today, real happy I found out I can use that tree for something besides firewood. Thought I'd share it with those who it might find it interesting.
Here's a good website to see some pictures of what the usable trees look like.
http://www.cirrusimage.com/trees_Salicaceae.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indole-3-butyric_acid
Plant hormone
IBA is a plant hormone in the auxin family and is an ingredient in many commercial plant rooting horticultural products.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Cottonwood
The Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) is a cottonwood poplar native to North America, growing throughout the eastern, central, and southwestern United States, the southernmost part of eastern Canada, and northeastern Mexico.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow#Agriculture
Agriculture
Willow bark contains auxins (plant growth hormones), especially those used for rooting new cuttings. The bark can even be used to make a simple extract that will promote cutting growth.
I've heard that just plain water works best for new cuttings trying to root, and that this soup should only be used without nutrients to water newly transplanted plants, or seedlings.
Just stoned on google today, real happy I found out I can use that tree for something besides firewood. Thought I'd share it with those who it might find it interesting.
Here's a good website to see some pictures of what the usable trees look like.
http://www.cirrusimage.com/trees_Salicaceae.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indole-3-butyric_acid
Plant hormone
IBA is a plant hormone in the auxin family and is an ingredient in many commercial plant rooting horticultural products.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Cottonwood
The Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) is a cottonwood poplar native to North America, growing throughout the eastern, central, and southwestern United States, the southernmost part of eastern Canada, and northeastern Mexico.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow#Agriculture
Agriculture
Willow bark contains auxins (plant growth hormones), especially those used for rooting new cuttings. The bark can even be used to make a simple extract that will promote cutting growth.
