The roots you have collected if not dried out by now will be.

The Propagation of Aspen from Root Cuttings. The Propagation of Aspen from Root Cuttings. Because aspenrarely produces seed, alternative methods have to be used for its propagation. Trees for Life has been working with the propagation of aspen from root cuttings since and we now have the capacity to produce up to 3, young trees each year in our special aspen propagation facility at. Jun 17, Cut out a section of quaking aspen tree root that has one or more suckers growing from it.

Ideally, root cuttings are 1 inch in diameter, and 16 to 24 inches long. Store the root cuttings in moist soil while you are transporting them. The root cuttings should be transplanted as soon as possible, and you do not want them to dry out in the meantime. May 06, Actually, you can easily start quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) from hardwood cuttings. Take dormant shoot cuttings early next spring, and plant them in a nursery bed with just their tips, with a few buds, exposed from the soil.

They ought to take right off! The trees grow best in moist, well-drained soil. May 06, This means growing new plants from cuttings, by grafting, or even tissue culture. In the case of the aspen, the most convenient means of vegetative propagation is by means of root cuttings. This is easy because the aspen produces the new plants from its roots on its own. You only need to dig the new plants produced from the roots and transplant them.