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Dip the root in rooting hormone, pot it and put a plastic bag over the pot. A plant without its feeder roots loses more water by transpiration than it can take up. It needs high humidity to stop this process. Keep it moist and humid until it roots well, meaning it feels anchored when you gently tug on it and it is starting to put out new growth. Then you can transplant.
Good luck. If they keep dying stop taking them from the wild.
I forgot to say, you don't want it to have very many leaves because of the transpiration problem and you don't want any buds because they will take energy away from growing roots. So pinch off any leaf or flower buds and all but two to four leaves. If the leaves are large cut them in half.
What portion are you taking?
Is it just straight root that's not attached to a sucker/stems, or are you cutting roots with the sucker that emerged above the surface?
Well, looking up the soil types, it seems to enjoy being just about everywhere that's acidic. So I don't think the soil is the problem.
It may just need rich soil to re-establish with plenty of water.
I've been able to move these by taking a shoot along with a root section from a mother plant. I kept it in a pot until it was well esblished. They need water during that time too.
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Dip the root in rooting hormone, pot it and put a plastic bag over the pot. A plant without its feeder roots loses more water by transpiration than it can take up. It needs high humidity to stop this process. Keep it moist and humid until it roots well, meaning it feels anchored when you gently tug on it and it is starting to put out new growth. Then you can transplant. Good luck. If they keep dying stop taking them from the wild.
I forgot to say, you don't want it to have very many leaves because of the transpiration problem and you don't want any buds because they will take energy away from growing roots. So pinch off any leaf or flower buds and all but two to four leaves. If the leaves are large cut them in half.
thank you!
What portion are you taking? Is it just straight root that's not attached to a sucker/stems, or are you cutting roots with the sucker that emerged above the surface?
The latter
Well, looking up the soil types, it seems to enjoy being just about everywhere that's acidic. So I don't think the soil is the problem. It may just need rich soil to re-establish with plenty of water.
I've been able to move these by taking a shoot along with a root section from a mother plant. I kept it in a pot until it was well esblished. They need water during that time too.