Propagation: Layering Hamamelis x intermedia 'pallida', 1 by Pistil

Pistil wrote:
In June 2013 I decided to make another Chinese Witch Hazel. I want to see if I can do it, also I want to see if one grown on it's own roots and not grafted might be more attractive.

I took a low branch (the desirable pallida, not the sprouts from below the graft that I keep rubbing off). I cut a slice into the bottom of the branch about 1/3 of the way through (at a node), propped it open with a sliver of a toothpick, and dipped it in rooting hormone. Then I scratched away the mulch, and barely put the cut part in the soil. I put a brick over it to hold it down, then staked it so it will grow upright. Now it is growing. This fall or maybe next spring I will cut the branch, and later transplant my new tree. I will keep you posted on how it works!
#1,2 are from October 2013,
#3,4 are May 2014