From the viewpoint of restoring the native landscape, stem cuttings obtained from coppice seems to be suitable for revegetation of steep slopes which is formed when we develop newtowns or roads in hilly areas. In the previous article, we stated that
Quercus lauca showed a considerable rooting by the treatment with β3-Indolebutyric Acid (IBA) 2000 ppm solution, even with 16-18 cm stem girth. The additional experimental research was conducted with sixteen species under different conditions, in 1985 and 1986.
The results were as follows: Most of species sprouted shoots by summer, except
Castanopsis cuspidata, Ternstroemia gymnanthera, Rhododendron reticulatum and
Eurya japonica. Whereas
Quercus glauca showed enough rooting in early spring settings, in the case of autumn setting, almost all died. Since the other species also died in autumn settings, autumn setting was judged to be unsuitable way for stem cuttings.
In addition to
Quercus glauca, such evergreen trees as
Camellia japonica and
Ilex crenata developed enough roots by the treatment with IBA 2000 ppm solution. However, deciduous trees such as
Clethra barbinervis, Quercus serrata, Quercus variabilis, Lyonia ovalifolia and
Prunus jamasakura mostly died by late summer even in the case of autumn cuttings. The results suggest that these deciduous trees lack abilities to develop enough roots by summer.
Incidentally, shading or daily watering caused serious damage due to spread of harmful bacilli or fungi, and no shade and weekly watering brought rather better results.
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