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Hope you are doing good!
Today I will show you How to grow Oleander or Kaner tree from cuttings and also some
important points on Oleander Care � The approach is little different when it comes
to Oleander.
So please watch this video till the end.
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Oleander or Nerium oleander is a shrub or small tree in the Apocynaceae family, toxic
in all its parts.
It is most commonly known as nerium or oleander, from its superficial resemblance to the unrelated
olive Olea.
Oleander is one of the most poisonous commonly grown garden plants � Do not worry, its
toxic only when consumed orally.
Okay, now regarding the usefulness of this plant.
Its an ornamental plant in gardening because if its beautiful colors white or pink flowers.
Also medically Drugs derived from N. oleander are been investigated as a treatment for cancer,
but still unsuccessfully.
Its also used in anti-aging creams.
Well, Now that�s in brief about the Kaner or Nerium plant.
Now I will show you how to grow oleander from cuttings with two different approaches or
methods.
This is easily available in many parks, home gardens or even roadside.
You can get its cuttings easily.
I as usual got these cuttings from my Hospital.
So, few things to remember in growing oleander / Kaner from cuttings is :
1.
Either start the cuttings immediately or 2.
Immerse the cuttings in water, till you plant to start the process.
That�s what I did, I brought these and immersed in water for about 6 hours.
Then later, in evening when I got time, I will be starting the process.
Here I Have different ranges of cuttings like they differ in thickness and also maturity.
Some are green soft branches and some are woody.
First thing is remove leaves in some areas and leave them half cut in some areas like
upper portions, because its believed that half cut leaves promote rooting by releasing
hormones or auxins into the stem, Then make cuttings of about 6 - 8 inches minimum
for softer cuttings and little longer for woody cuttings.
Make sure you check the proper orientation by seeing the leaf direction.
So here I am removing some leaves and cuttings some to half cuts and then making multiple
cuttings like soft ones and hard woody ones.
In Gardening, its actually just experimenting that�s makes it an interesting hobby, ofcourse
with some knowledge.
Here I am also trying the conventional 45 degree cutting angle at the point of insertion.
And for some I am also peeling the woody bark layer with a sharp cut so as to expose the
cambium layer.
For newbies, cambium is the inner layer of stem underneath the bark.
These also explained in my Graftings video and also Air layering video.
Well, here I have removed the bark in this cuttings.
Okay, now� We have totally about 9 cuttings, out of which
3 are soft, 3 medium and 3 woody.
Now watch carefully, we are going to use two methods, basically experimenting things.
Firstly few cuttings we will insert in Potting Soil � what I have done based on some research
is oleander needs compost rich soil to grow cuttings.
So I have mixed a lot of vermicompost into the pots along with regular potting soil.
You can also use cow or horse dung powder.
Then secondly, we will put some cuttings in plain water.
Few thing to do here is, do not disturb them for few days, except for changing water every
3 days or so for water cuttings and watering alternate days or so depending on whether
to keep the soil cuttings moist.
Well now we will start planting the cuttings of oleander.
We will use our same old organic rooting hormone (that�s actually cinnamon bark powder from
kitchen).
Dip each cutting and make a hole and insert into the soil to about 2 inches deep.
Repeat this for all.
Then, insert some cuttings into water glasses and keep them aside without disturbing for
few days.
Infact this is done, because for Oleander roots are supposed to develop faster in water.
Lets try experimenting and check the results.
Well, keep them undisturbed for few days away from direct sunlight and also preferably you
can also cover these with polythene bags.
Okay Friends that�s all in this video, Will share the Result or time lapse of these Oleander
cuttings in Part 2 of this video or at our Instagram page.
Take Care.
Bye bye!