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Propagating Murraya koenigii.......Help please.
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Posted by pocketsquirrel69 z5 Ont Can (My Page) on Sat, Oct 1, 05 at 13:47
Hi Folks,
my Murraya koenigii has gone nuts and grown a little to big for my apartment. i was wondering if i could start smaller plants with cuttings and if so, does anyone have experience in this? there are no suckers growing from the base so the cuttings would be all stem.
Hope someone can help.
Matti |
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RE: Propagating Murraya koenigii.......Help please.
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| This plant is usually propagated by taking the side shoots, or from a ROOT cutting, or by seed. I suggest you speak to an expert at your local nursery, or do WWW searches, for instructions on taking a root cutting. You know that this is a tree which can get to around 6 metres (20 feet or so), don't you? Potting will stunt it somewhat, but I hope you have high ceilings! |
RE: Propagating Murraya koenigii.......Help please.
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- Posted by chaman U S east coast (My Page) on
Sat, Oct 1, 05 at 22:58
It is very difficult to propagate this plant from cuttings.It is very easy to germinate fresh seeds. I had explained earlier how to do this in one of the postings on GW.You may search this posting under chaman or Murraya Koenigii using GW search facility.
For the plant to develop the suckers one must trim the plant heavily. If the plant is more than 10 to 12 feet in height trim the branches to keep 6 to 10 inches in length.Suckers will develop in about 4 to 6 months.
Plant in the container will not grow tall as the tree.
Another way of propagating this plant is by burrying about 2 inches long pcs. of thick roots in the soil.Shoots will develop in about 2 months but it will take longer time for the roots to develop.This method works well in hot summer. |
RE: Propagating Murraya koenigii.......Help please.
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- Posted by Baci z10Ca (My Page) on
Sun, Oct 2, 05 at 7:55
Hi, pocketsquirrel69. I have started this plant from leaf cuttings I purchased at the grocery. I just strip the lower leaves & put it in the ground in moist dense soil. The density & consistency resembles a "dry mud." If the soil is too porous the leaves will drop. Mine did not do well in a pot because the soil dried too quickly. They will not root well in peat, water, or Perlite – I tried all those. Also, they root best in shade. I did place the cuttings in water prior to planting them but I have not tested to see whether that makes a difference or not.
I use a chopstick to make the hole, put the cutting stem in, & tamp down the soil.
The seeds of this plant are not easy to obtain &/or the plant is expensive. Furthermore, unless they are fresh, there are viability problems. I can get about 20 or more leaf cuttings for a couple of dollars, & from now on I will propagate this way. Within a short period of time I have a small tree. |
RE: Propagating Murraya koenigii.......Help please.
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| Doeos anybody have murraya koenigii seeds that they would be interested in sharing with me.. |
RE: Propagating Murraya koenigii.......Help please.
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| Since this thread talks of various success stories, let me post a "help!" message for a change. My murraya koenigii almost threatened to die some time back, after repotting. I began feeding fish emulsion to it and now it seems to be on its path of recovery. During this time, I discovered that my plant seems to have extremely small root ball for its overall size. Is this normal? Do these trees have small and shallow root system with only a cluster of hairy roots? Or does this mean they lack something for developing strong roots? What can be done to give them good roots? Info is greatly appreciated! Thanks. |
RE: Propagating Murraya koenigii.......Help please.
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First to answer homey_bird's question - I don't know much about its roots but I do know that Murraya Koenigii does not like to be transplanted. The best thing to do is to pot it in a fairly large pot and leave it alone. Top dress as needed.
Secondly I have seen several of these plants/trees that have suckers but mine which I got from logees.com as small plants and have had them for about 8 years have never had any suckers, I am almost wondering if there are 2 different varieties.
Third the seeds germinate easily if they are very fresh and once they dry up do not germinate at all. I have never tried to propagate from cutting so I do not know about that.
These are tropical and they are finicky sometimes in the winter and drop some leaves. I personally think it reacts to low humidity. I trim mine pretty heavily in the spring and keep them about 4 or 5 feet tall.
Hope this helps
Hlily |
RE: Propagating Murraya koenigii.......Help please.
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I have had my plant for about three years. It has never produced seeds or any off shoots. It is quite bushy and healthy, I use the fragrant leaves all the time. I heard that there is a male female of theis plant, is that true?
Simmy |
RE: Propagating Murraya koenigii.......Help please.
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| Hi Simmysanantonio, Your Curry leaf plant does not bloom because u keep pinching the fresh shoots (leaf buds) and so it has the lovely bush healthy growth. I envy u.. This is the right way to grow the curry leaf plant. It usually blooms in summer. If u leave the fresh leaf bud part on it this year for a particular stem u should be able to see the flowers before the end of summer.
Mine i got from a friend some 3-4 months back and from day one everything went wrong with it..:( I am still trying to save it. Maybe I will take homey birds advice and try fish emulsion. Padma |
RE: Propagating Murraya koenigii.......Help please.
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I have been trying to save my Murraya Koenigii plant which has lost all the leaves and branches, only the trunk remains. It is only 18" tall and the trunk is the size of a
pencil.
Can someone please tell me what to do to make it come back to life?
Its in a pot and I am afraid to plant it in the backyard. |
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