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[Pflanzenfreund]

I may add my experience on rooting Catha Edulis cuttings.

End off august i moved them indoors and took some cuttings because they took some cold, and i wanted to save the plant.
I took peatpots, filled with coir.
Placed on a south-side window and kept slightly humid in a rootingbox.

After one month, the first new leafs sprouted



After 6 month this is what they looked like


The roots passed threw the peatpots when i repotted.
I simply dug them with the pots in ordinary soil.
i didnt used any rooting hormone or fungicid.
Success Rate nearly 100% 

Hope someone may find this post helpfull.

Love
Pflanzenfreund

PS: Wanted to add this post to an older topic, but the board told me opening a new topic would be a better option. 

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[JMZ]

I was just wondering if you took any measurements during this time such as pH, temp, etc. to help us reproduce your success. I got some Catha edulis cuttings last year and they took many months to root, and I lost a few too. The survivors are growing well now.

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[Pflanzenfreund]

I did not take any measurements, but the cuttings where placed in the kitchen so an average temp of 23C was given.
As far for the medium used, the coir, i can buy here in pressed in bricks.
As it is a natural product i suppose the ph etc is allways same.
Sorry if i can not deliver more detailled.

Greetings
Pflanzenfreund

[Pflanzenfreund]

I got 3 cuttings last week and i placed under similar conditions.



I do not know, if the leaves i put will bring any success. I just didnt want to threw them away. And i like experimenting.

BTW: I do not own a PH-meter.

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[Leopardgecko44]

Put two cuttings in small pots of coco coir. Does it matter how many nodes are buried and have contact with water? How long till I know they are rooted? Leaves are starting to break off easily. any tips?

[Phakornwin]

I have read about this at all I'm here. It is all very good I'm reading a great knowledge.

[Mangrove]

The idea of propagating Khat from leaf cuttings interests me very much! Please keep us posted about that possibility--there's little to no knowledge in the literature regarding propagating from leaf cuttings; i'd love to see that changed!

[GrowerAndaShower]

Beautiful! I'd love to get my hands on some Catha Edulis someday. The original cuttings looked a little rough, but they definitely took off!

[Battaglin]

First indoor greenhouse test with LEDs
80 °F
RH 100%
12 hours of light per day

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[Stonehenge]

I would like to hear about  the progress of the leaf cuttings myself. I have a couple khat trees so if anyone wants some cuttings I have a thread in the trading forum

[Sunshine]

I was sent a rooted plant with a gnarly off branch which I cut off and stuck in the pot next to the mother plant I took it off of. No special care was taken and if anything I neglected it. No hormones were used. After 4+ months it has sprouted new leafs! I think it's worth noting that it was an older woody cutting.