Live Stakes Cuttings

Cuttings & Live Stakes For Propigation

Live Stakes are cuttings derived from tree branches to plant in lakes, ponds or water areas such as swamps or water flooding plains where little else will grow. at Our Tree Farm , we prepare live stakes so they are ready for installation when they are received. We dip all ends in Latix Clear Paint after harvesting and soaking for 5-7 hours then wrap in plastic to further retain moisture.

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Acer negundo - Box Elder Stakes	Acer Pennsylvanicum - Striped Maple	Acer rubrum Stakes - Red Maple
Acer Saccharium - Silver Maple	Acer Saccharum - Sugar Maple	Acer Spicatum - Mountain Maple
Albidum Sasafrass - Sassafras	Alnus Glutinosa - Black Alder	Alnus Serrulata - Alder Live Stakes
Amelanchier Alnifolia - Service Berry	Amelanchier Arborea - Downy Service Berry	Amelanchier Canadensis - Service Berry Tree
Amelanchier Laevis - Serviceberry	Aralia Spinosa - Hercules Club	Aronia Arbutifolia - Red Chokeberry
Aronia Melanocarpa - Black Chokeberry	Betula nigra - River Birch Stakes	Carpinus Caroliniana - Hornbeam
Carya Tomentosa - Mockernut Hickory	Celtis Laevigata - Hackberry	Cephalanthus Occidentalis - Button Bush
Clethra Alnifolia - Summersweet	Cornus Alternifolia - Pagoda Dogwood	Cornus Alternifolia - Pagoda Dogwood

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Live stakes, like all plants, need soil, water, and sunlight. The best species to use for live stakes are willows and red osier dogwood, because they are easy to grow and have excellent root strength. Black cottonwood can also be used, but cuttings from this species do not grow as consistently well. Live stakes should be planted in areas that will remain moist throughout the growing season, such as along the water line on streambanks or in wetlands. Follow the instructions below to make and plant your own live stakes.

Live Stakes and propigated cuttings wholesale in our plant nurseries.  We offer excellent quality at affordable prices in our mail order nursery. Working with live stakes can be very rewarding. Live tree stakes are those plants that come without twigs or leaves and are planted directly into very soft soil. Tree planting stakes are often used in revegetation projects to improve plant cover, slope stability and fish habitat. When you opt for wholesale plants, you’ll receive high-quality plants at a great price.

Please do not call our office wanting landscaping ideas or what trees to choose.We are a wholesale business and not in the landscaping industry.Do all your necessary homework and then call us to place orders or check availability.Phone lines are for orders and order related availability questions only.

To ask about shipping,please email sales@dntnursery.com and we usually answer all emails within the hour.

1. Cut stakes from long, upright branches taken off the parent plant. Typically, lives stakes should be between 18 and 24 inches long and at least three-eighths of an inch in diameter. Follow the guidelines suggested in the ethics of plant collection (below).
2. Make a straight cut at the narrow end of the stake (toward the tip of the branch). At the thicker end (toward the trunk) cut the branch at an angle, so that it makes a point. This way you will know which end is up and it will also be easier to drive the stakes into the ground. It is important to plant live stakes with the correct end in the ground; otherwise they will die.
3. Remove the leaves and small branches from the stakes as soon as possible after cutting them, to keep the stakes from drying out.
4. Dip the top (blunt cut, narrow end) 2-3 inches of the stakes in latex paint immediately after they are cut. The paint not only marks which end is up, it also seals the exposed cut end and helps prevent drying and cracking. You can also use different colors of paint to color code different species of cuttings, planting times, and other treatments. The paint will also make the stakes visible once they are planted so people won't trip over them.
5. Plant your stakes within 24 hours for best results. In the meantime, keep them moist and wet in buckets or wet burlap sacks. On hot days, keep them in the shade until you plant them.
6. Soak or dip the bottom ends of cuttings in a solution of plant rooting hormone before planting to speed up growth (you don't need to use rooting hormone for most willows or red osier dogwood. These species have incipient root buds ready to go and will root immediately.)
7. Drive the stakes into the streambank or wetland soil at least one foot deep (the deeper the better). Leave three to six inches above ground surface so they can sprout leaves. At first, the stakes will survive by rooting, but eventually leaves will sprout from the exposed end of the stakes.
8. Drive stakes into the ground with a rubber mallet to avoid damaging them. Use a planting bar or length of rebar to start the hole in hard soils.
9. Use long stakes at least one-half inch in diameter when planting in riprap (rocks). The longer, thicker stakes will survive heating and drying better than smaller diameter cuttings.
10. Use longer stakes and leave one-foot sticking above the ground if the stake will be shaded by surrounding vegetation. If a willow stake gets too much shade, it will drop its new leaves and die. If the area you are planting will be heavily shaded, use a more shade-tolerant riparian species such as salmonberry. Bear in mind, however, that salmonberry stems dry out more easily.
11. Keep the whips! (The slender twigs snipped off during stake cutting.) Whips will grow nicely if they are planted in very moist areas at the edges of streams and wetlands. Push them into the ground as far as they will go without breaking.

The best time to plant live stakes is during the dormant season. In western Washington, this is roughly from the begining of November through the end of February, although live stakes planted in October and March will flourish almost as well. Live stakes can also be planted during the growing season, especially at sites that will remain moist, although survival rates will be lower. Plant live stakes whenever you can; any that die can easily be replaced during the dormant season.Shipping bareroot wetland plants is a flat rate of 17%-We ship UPS