Cutting top of a plant

Can I cut the top of this mahonia
plant and plant the cutting in the garden?

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 09/14/2017 @ 7:17 am

Yes, Mahonia can be grown from cuttings. Semi-hardwood (also called semi-softwood) cuttings are best for Mahonia. These articles explain how to take the cuttings and root them, then plant them:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/projects/rooting-plant-cuttings.htm ^[1]
https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/plant-propagation-by-stem-cuttings-instructions-for-the-home-gardener ^[2]
http://hortupdate.unl.edu/Cuttings1 ^[3]

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[1] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/projects/rooting-plant-cuttings.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/projects/rooting-plant-cuttings.htm

[2] https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/plant-propagation-by-stem-cuttings-instructions-for-the-home-gardener: https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/plant-propagation-by-stem-cuttings-instructions-for-the-home-gardener

[3] http://hortupdate.unl.edu/Cuttings1: http://hortupdate.unl.edu/Cuttings1

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