Rooting Forsythia. My forsythia grew from a stick i was using to mark the end of a row of vegetables. Forsythia plants tend to root deep in the ground and have large root balls making it difficult to transplant the whole bush.
Forsythia is a hardy colourful bush that can brighten up any garden and help to attract birds bees and butterflies. When grown in a. I have started forsythia bushes in two different spots in my garden by simply pushing stems into the ground.
Clean your pruning shears with alcohol and take several cuttings from among this new growth.
Select a stem that is long enough to reach the pot with about a foot 30 cm. When grown in a. Rooting a forsythia bush by layering. Forsythia forsythia spp is a staple shrub for gardens in united states department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 8 and some varieties are hardy to zone 9.