Propagation by cuttings
You can propagate the firethorn by cuttings on:
- Spring or early summer is the best time to breed.
- Cut cuttings about 15 centimeters long from already lignified shoot tips.
- Separate the sprout from the mother plant with clean secateurs.
- Remove the leaves except for two to three pairs of leaves.
- Put the sprout in the prepared soil directly at the designated place and water.
- Alternatively, let it root in potting soil or water.
- The seedling will take root faster if you cover it with a foil hat (greenhouse climate).
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Propagation by seeds
When the bright red berries are ripe in autumn, you can pick some of the fruits. Completely remove the pulp from the small seeds and sow the seeds in small pots filled with potting soil. Since Firethorn is very sensitive to moisture, it is advisable to put a drainage layer made of clay granulate in the growing pots (€ 14.90 at Amazon *). Alternatively, you can mix the substrate with fine-grain granules or sand before filling.
The firethorn is a dark germ
Use a kebab skewer to make narrow furrows in the soil in which you will scatter the seeds. The distance between the grooves should be at least two centimeters. Cover the seeds with a fine layer of soil and put a plastic bag over the nursery pots. Regularly water the soil with a sprayer to prevent the seeds from being washed out of the soil.
Separation of the plants
As soon as the small firethorn plants have grown a few centimeters, you can remove the plastic bag greenhouse. If the small fire thorns have sprouted several leaves, they are isolated. Maintain the plants indoors during winter and slowly get them used to the changed conditions outdoors in spring.
Propagation by subsidence
By means of lowerers, you can multiply individually growing firethorn bushes into a densely growing hedge over time.
- Choose a lower, slightly hanging branch.
- Bend towards the ground and determine where the branch will be buried.
- Loosen the soil thoroughly at this point so that the new wood can grow in well.
- Leave out a recess.
- Bend the branch into the hollow so that some shoot tips still protrude from the earth.
- Completely defoliate the area of the branch.
- Fix the branch in the ground. The fork of a tree, a tent peg or a flat stone is suitable for this.
- Cover evenly with soil.
- As soon as roots have formed and the sapling sprouts, separate from the mother plant.
