I've recently begun trying my hand at cultivating plants that will eventually provide fruit and vegetables.. in an attempt to speed up the process to get an apple tree I've acquired a cutting and placed it into water.. can anyone tell me if this is something normal and it's working, or if I'm wasting my time with this one please?
by SuburbanCaveman3772
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Sadly, it’s unlikely to grow from a cutting like that. I tried to do similar with a cherry tree, and the results were leaves, flowers, new growth, but no roots.
What I’ve read is that hard wood plants are much more likely to succeed when they are propagated with the air layering technique.
Petty normal, but not great or wanted. It’s some fungus or water mold growing on the surface. When rooting in water, change the water every day or so.
However, ain’t no way you are going to root an apple cutting in water. Apples take ages to root, partly why they are primarily propagated by grafts. If you want a full sized tree on its own roots, layering or air layering are your best bets. Even then it may take a full season to see any root formation.