Bay tree cuttings problems

[Jimmy]

I took 3 cuttings last year say 6 months ago.
Potted them into some sand/compost mix.
Stems were dipped in hormone rooting powder.
They had a plastic bag green house for a while.
Over winter they have been in the greenhouse.
They look OK so last weekend I decided to pot them on.
But the stems still had no sign of any roots.
So I just potted on as is !

Any advise
Thanks
Jimmy

[Jimmy]

Also the main tree the cuttings came from has little white, what look like seeds, slightly smaller than a coriander seed.
Could they be seeds ?
Would they grow OK ?
Thanks
Jimmy

[nickdub]

Best to give the cuttings from shrubby stuff like this at least 1 year undisturbed - the easiest test is to look for new growth on a cutting, once you see that, then its safe to pot them on.

A photo would help with the other part of your question.

[bikermike]

they do take a long time to get going. I've got one in the greenhouse for over a year. the leaves are still green and live, but it's not grown at all.

I've done one before that worked. what I do is look for a shoot coming up from underground and try to follow that back as far as I can in the hope of getting some roots

[Guest]

Is the parent tree yours? I have always found the best way to propagate with bays is to layer branches if possible.

[Jimmy]

Yes I have the parent tree. Here is a picture of it with suspect seeds.
Are they seeds ?
Thanks
Jimmy

[Snoop Puss]

^Flower buds look more likely.

[veggiechicken]

Yes, Flower buds followed by little fluffy yellow flowers.

[Jimmy]

Will I get seeds ?

[veggiechicken]

You need a male & a female tree - don't ask me what happens next.

https://www.treeseedonline.com/store...obilis%29.html

Haha -= its deja vu time https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...ork_87883.html

[Jimmy]

Re its deja vu time
Yes I asked previously when I took the cuttings.
But got a picture now.
Is my tree female or male , how can you tell ?
Will the cuttings be the same ?
How can I get the opposite gender.
Thanks
Jimmy

[veggiechicken]

No idea about your questions, sorry. My tree has yellow flowers and the trees I've grown from cuttings have been the same.

Your bay tree again https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...ree_94756.html

[Jimmy]

Thanks for the replies
Regards
Jimmy

[Mitzi]

Pictures of male and female flowers here:

www.laurusinfo.com ||Laurus nobilis info online ||

[Kirk]

I took cuttings a few years back and 1 survived and has roots, well it did have the last time I looked - odd it has not grown any bigger then the original cutting. But nice green leaves, just still the same 8 inch thing I started with.

Decided to try another about a year later and it hasn't yet died, but has sort of done nothing, still alive, still has the 2 or 3 original leves on and they are not dead or green - kind of midway. Been like that for 2 years.

All others died.

The seeds will/may germinate but not sure what you would get. Bay is part of the laurel family and they are often poisionous. If those seeds are from a laurel then no guarantee on what transpires. I also suppose that even if self pollinated then genetically they could easily diverge.

If the presumption is that seeds off a bay tree produce a 100% matching bay tree I would be doubtful.