Taking hardwood cuttings is easy ... sharp knife and dip the base in a hormone rooting powder. Prepare a pot with free-draining cutting compost, and water in well. Insert the cuttings around ...

Rooting hormone can be used on many plant cuttings, including softwood, semi-ripe, hardwood, root ... and rooting hormones are unsuitable for water propagation - such as if you root rose cuttings ...