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<pre>From: "Mengyuan country guesthouse, B&B" <fod@ozemail.com.au>
Organization: Mengyuan country guesthouse, B&B

I would greatly appreciate any information on the propagation of olive =
trees from cuttings. In particular Frantoio/Paragon.
Needless to say, the commercial producers are not keen to divulge their =
secrets, but I am a very small grower only interested in propagating =
trees for myself and of no threat commercially.
I have tried various methods but with no success. Parameters of interest =
include:
(1) variety
(2) ambient temperature
(3) was bottom heat used
(4) humidity
(5) rooting hormone
(6) potting mix
(7) degree of success or failure
(8) type of cutting used
(9) number of leaves left on cutting
(10) time to emergence of roots
etc
I am in a sub-tropical region of Queensland Australia and only have =
Frantoio/Paragon trees to take cuttings from.
thanks,
Kim
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Mengyuan
Lot 24 Woodswallow Drive
Gin Gin Qld 4671
Australia
voice: +61(7)4157-3024
fax: +61(7)4157-3025
fod@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fod
ICQ: 16951323
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<pre>Dear Mengyuan (although you might have another name),
Frantoio is a very easy to propagate cultivar, and you should have no problems.
Of course, this is true with mist propagation equipment, which
you don't say if you have or not. If you don't, you might try by keeping your
bed covered (sealed) with a plastic film, as close as possible to
the cuttings (reducing air circulation and water loss). Ambient temperature
should be fairly low (shading and watering the cover or the
greenhouse), while, if you can, warming the bottom of the bed at 20-25°C, not
too close to the root development zone (at least 5 cm). You will
plant 15-25 cm long cuttings (1 year, 6 nodes, of which 3 without leaves) 1 1/2
inch apart, treated with IBA in alcohol or talc at 3-5000 ppm
(3-5 grams/litre of solution). Commercial products are no better, but more
expensive. The idea is to have a humid environment (not damp, use
perlite), in which your cuttings will have the time, at least 2 months, to root.
With mist propagation all is easier because you can control humidity better, and
raise temperature, but even like this, if you are careful, you
can attain a 30-40% rooting, with luck. Feel free to ask for more, although I'll
be back by end August.
Please write directly, or I'll be submerged by messages. Good luck.
--
Prof. Andrea Fabbri
Dipartimento di Biologia Evolutiva e Funzionale
Università di Parma
Viale delle Scienze - 43100 Parma
0521/905974 - 905661
0521/905403 Fax
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<pre>Andrea,

----- Original Message -----
From: Andrea Fabbri <fabbri@ipruniv.cce.unipr.it>
To: <OliveOil@onelist.com>
Sent: Monday, 12 July 1999 18:41
Subject: Re: [OliveOil] Frantoio/Paragon olive tree propagation from cutting


> Dear Mengyuan (although you might have another name),

Kim

> Frantoio is a very easy to propagate cultivar, and you should have no
problems. Of course, this is true with mist propagation equipment, which
> you don't say if you have or not. If you don't, you might try by keeping
your bed covered (sealed) with a plastic film, as close as possible to

I have been trying in a semi-sealed glass fish tank like structure covered
with shaded cloth. It measures 2m x 1m x 1m. The humidity level is close to
100% so the potting mix I used rarely needed watering. The cuttings are
shooting new leaves after 2 months but no roots yet. I have a mist system
installed inside the tank but have rarely had to use it.

> the cuttings (reducing air circulation and water loss). Ambient
temperature should be fairly low (shading and watering the cover or the
> greenhouse), while, if you can, warming the bottom of the bed at 20-25°C,
not too close to the root development zone (at least 5 cm). You will
> plant 15-25 cm long cuttings (1 year, 6 nodes, of which 3 without leaves)
1 1/2 inch apart, treated with IBA in alcohol or talc at 3-5000 ppm
> (3-5 grams/litre of solution). Commercial products are no better, but more
expensive. The idea is to have a humid environment (not damp, use
> perlite), in which your cuttings will have the time, at least 2 months, to
root.
> With mist propagation all is easier because you can control humidity
better, and raise temperature, but even like this, if you are careful, you
> can attain a 30-40% rooting, with luck. Feel free to ask for more,
although I'll be back by end August.
> Please write directly, or I'll be submerged by messages. Good luck.

Thank you very much for the information. I will try as you suggest on my
next attempt, assuming that my current attempt fails.

regards,
Kim.
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Mengyuan
Lot 24 Woodswallow Drive
Gin Gin Qld 4671
Australia
voice: +61(7)4157-3024
fax: +61(7)4157-3025
fod@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fod
ICQ: 16951323
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<pre>Thank you Prof. Fabbri,

Frantoio, previously called Paragon in Australia, is easy to propagate using
the methods you have described below. Indeed we have managed
To propagate a number of varieties in the hot house including cuttings taken
from old (c-1850) olive trees in the district.

Phil Bramley
Tanja
Australia
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<pre>Thank you Prof. Fabbri,

Frantoio, previously called Paragon in Australia, is easy to propagate using
the methods you have described below. Indeed we have managed
To propagate a number of varieties in the hot house including cuttings taken
from old (c-1850) olive trees in the district.

Phil Bramley
Tanja
Australia
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<pre>> If the cuttings shoot and are not rotten after 2 months you can keep waiting
with hopes of success. In the absence of bottom heat the process
> can be very slow, depending also on the time of the year

--
Prof. Andrea Fabbri
Dipartimento di Biologia Evolutiva e Funzionale
Università di Parma
Viale delle Scienze - 43100 Parma
0521/905974 - 905661
0521/905403 Fax
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