Propagation of Taxus baccata ‘Green Diamond’ by cutting

Abstract

Buxus sempervirens and its varieties, such as ’Suffruticosa’, are popular plants of historic as well as modem gardens. The box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis), one of its most aggressive pests, also appeared in Hungary in 2011. Taxus baccata is also a species with a great tradition in historic gardens. This species has outstanding longevity, a good self-renewing capacity and is easy to handle. It can create a dense and solid surface that could serve as a green wall or an excellent background to colourful shrubs and blooming plants. The ’Green Diamond’ variety of Taxus baccata boasting a spherical habit similar to Buxus sempervirens ’Suffruticosa’ is a slow-grower with small, dark green leaves and would be suitable to replace ’Suffruticosa’. It tolerates pmning well and has a good renewing capacity. Taxus baccata ’Green Diamond’ is currently propagated by grafting in Western European ornamental tree nurseries, which is however a costly and slow propagation method. As part of our work, we set the aim to work out the propagation method for Taxus baccata ’Green Diamond’ by cuttings. As part of our work, we examined the propagation of Taxus baccata ’Green Diamond’ by cutting in various plant growth mediums with the application of root stimulants in different concentrations.