Cultivating sea buckthorn is currently very popular. Many can't get enough of it. So here's an explanation of how you can multiply it.
If you want to propagate your sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides), you have three options: propagation by runners, by layering and by sticks.
All three propagation variants are crowned with success. In one fell swoop you have even more of the decorative and very he althy sea buckthorn in your garden. The small sea buckthorn berries are vitamin bombs and contain up to ten times as much vitamin C as lemons!
How to multiply your sea buckthorn
» Propagate sea buckthorn by stolons:
Sea buckthorn is easily propagated by root suckers. These stolons can emerge from the ground in a radius of up to six meters around the mother plant. If the spot matches the desired location, you don't have to do anything else. If you want the new sea buckthorn to grow somewhere else, divide the runner with a piece of root that is as long as possible and put it back in the ground at the desired spot.
» Multiply sea buckthorn by lowering:
Propagation by layering is also very easy. Shoots that grow in the outer area of the sea buckthorn near the ground can be used as sinkers. Dig a narrow furrow, place the shoot in it and fill it with soil. If the shoot is under great tension, you must weigh it down with stones or fix it in the ground with a hook. However, the shoot must not break off and the tip of the shoot must stick out. New roots will form in the lowered section.
The advantage of propagation through lowering lies in the uninterrupted supply of nutrients. As long as the roots cannot fully supply the new sea buckthorn, the connection to the mother plant remains. You can disconnect later.
» Multiply sea buckthorn with sticks:
Pinwood is a leafless, woody middle section of a shoot that has at least two, but preferably more, leaf nodes. Last year's shoots are best. During the winter, cut this stick to a length of about 15centimeters and put it in a pot with ordinary potting soil. At least two-thirds of the stick should be buried in the ground. In winter, keep the cuttings cool but frost-free and make sure the pot never dries out completely.
You can recognize successful rooting when the stick begins to sprout. Then wait another two to three weeks and plant the new sea buckthorn in the desired spot in the garden.
Tip:
Propagation of cuttings is not always successful. Therefore, feel free to cut more sticks than you actually need and later select the he althiest and strongest specimens.