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} In Italy a lot of companies are finding new techniques to produce olive tree by cutting using italian varieties that are evalueted much difficult to rooting. The interest it's very high because. Sep 21, Treat the soil mixture with a fungicide to reduce fungus growth to the olive cutting.
Fill a 6-inch pot that has drainage holes in the bottom with the soil mixture. Place the cuttings in the pot, equally spaced. Up to five cuttings or six cuttings may be inserted into each 6-inch pot. Keep the cuttings moist by misting with a spray bottle or mister.
plant at least 4 inches below soil line, and no more than 2 or 3 growth nodes above soil line. plant them on a 30 degree angle, not straight up and down. the root compound is a good idea, be sure you have powder in direct contact with the nodes that are below soil line. good luck! Olive trees are pretty unique as they are covered in growth nodes that will spring into life. So when you cut a tree right down or prune a branch new growth appears very quickly.
And this is true for cuttings as well. Simply take your cutting and give it basic protection and it will grow. It’s that simple.
Sep 21, Remove an 8-inch cutting, the diameter of a pencil, from the olive tree. Cut the branch from the tree at an angle. Wrap the cutting in a moist paper towel and place it in a plastic bag until you are ready to plant it. Mix equal parts of vermiculite and sand in a container and add water.
Coat the severed end of the olive cutting in percent IBA rooting talc. Flick the stem to knock off the excess powder. Insert the cutting into the hole in the moistened sand mixture.