If you like houseplants and keep them in your apartment, you might also think about propagating them. This can be complicated or simple, like with the linden tree. You can buy seeds and grow young plants from them or cut cuttings.
How can you propagate a linden tree?
To propagate a linden tree, cut 15 cm long cuttings from strong, he althy flowering shoots and remove excess leaves. Root the cuttings in water or growing medium. Alternatively, you can buy seeds from specialist retailers and sow them on moist growing substrate.
How do I take cuttings?
Clean your tool thoroughly before cutting offshoots and make sure it is sharp. This is the only way to avoid the transmission of possible plant diseases and bruising of the shoots to be cut.
Cut the cuttings about 15 cm long. Completely remove leaves that are so close to the cut surface that they would be standing in water or stuck in the substrate.
Many large leaves on your cuttings also allow a lot of water to evaporate. Cut off enough of some leaves so that the leaf area is only two-thirds of the original size. In this way you significantly reduce the water requirements of the offshoots.
Which shoots are best for propagation?
Strong, he althy flowering shoots are best suited for propagating the linden tree. These offer a good chance that the young plants will bloom again. Green shoots, on the other hand, rarely bloom.
How do I care for cuttings and young plants?
The offshoots of a linden tree actually root quite easily in a glass of water or in growing substrate. However, they should be placed in bright, but not direct sunlight. Normal room temperature is sufficient.
Sowing the linden tree
For sowing, you should get seeds from specialist retailers and let them soak in lukewarm water for 24 hours. Then sprinkle the seeds on the growing substrate and cover them with very little soil or sand.
Always keep the substrate slightly moist, preferably by gently spraying it with water. Place the cultivation pots in a mini greenhouse (€239.00 on Amazon) or put a transparent film over them. During the day the temperature should be around 25°C to 30°C.
The most important things in brief:
- Cut cuttings approx. 15 cm long
- Cut out flowering shoots, no green shoots
- Rooting in water or growing substrate
Tip
If you have a very large indoor linden tree, cut cuttings from it so that you can replace the old plant if necessary.
