Japanese Maples: Probs with cuttings...., 1 by plantaholic186

plantaholic186 wrote:
I'm thinking it might be better to post this here than on the prop. section.

I *finally* got my A. p. 'Omurayama' to root! New growth, green and semi-green, taken between Sept. and Nov., stuck in perlite, kept in domed prop. tray. The cuttings get to the point of several leaves, by which time the stem starts getting black. Fungus? Too wet? Too hot? I'm having the same probs with my rose cuttings, so I'm assuming it's culture/environment, but I can't find this issue on DG and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Thanks for reading.