Please help. Sentimental cordyline Australis. Is it possible to take a cutting?

pmchatelier

Hi there.

When my late grandmother passed away several years ago I took the Cordyline outside of her front porch and planted it into our south facing garden. 4 years later and it is now a five stemmed tree and magnificent.

My wife and are are moving house and I am reluctant to move it and risk harming it. 

My question is:

Is it possible to take a cutting in some way?

I want to grow another from the parent plant for sentimental reasons. 

Many thanks in advance,

Paul 

Inglezinho

If the tree has branches, you can cut one of them off and it will grow. Take about a meter in length without any leaves at the base, a bit like you would for a very large succulent.  It's best to leave it dry for at least a week, so the cut section calluses over. Now is about the best time. Protect it in the winter for the first year. Don't be in a rush to water. It may take a couple of months to root.