66 Easy Plants for Winter Cuttings

Taking winter cuttings is a very easy way to propagate plants. They require very little care, and most of them root well. There are many plants that are very easy to propagate from cuttings.

We’re often asked which plants are suitable for winter cuttings. This actually includes most deciduous shrubs. But many climbing plants, some fruit trees and small fruits, and even a number of evergreen plants are also suitable for winter or wood cuttings. We’re happy to list them for you.

How do you take winter cuttings, and when?

You can take winter cuttings in the fall, winter, and (early) spring. Winter cuttings are also known as woody cuttings. Taking cuttings during this time of year is very easy; you can read how to do it in our blog post:

How to Take Winter Cuttings

Which plants are easy to propagate from winter cuttings?

Deciduous shrubs for winter cuttings

1. Abelia
2. Amelanchier (serviceberry)
3. Buddleja davidii (butterfly bush)
4. Cornus alba (white dogwood)
5. Cornus sanguinea (red dogwood)
6. Corylus avellana (hazel)
7. Crataegus monogyna (hawthorn)
8. Deutzia (bridal flower)
9. Ficus carica (fig)
10. Forsythia (Chinese bellflower)
11. Hydrangea arborescens (Annabelle hydrangea)
12. Hydrangea macrophylla (garden hydrangea)
13. Hydrangea paniculata (panicle hydrangea)
14. Hypericum (St. John's wort)
15. Laburnum (golden rain)
16. Philadelphus (mountain jasmine)
17. Platanus hispanica (plane tree)
18. Populus (poplar)
19. Physocarpus (bladder spirea)
20. Ribes sanguineum (red currant)
21. Rosa (rose)
22. Salix alba (white willow)
23. Salix (willow)
24. Sambucus nigra (elderberry)
25. Spiraea (spiraea)
26. Symphoricarpos (snowberry)
27. Viburnum bodnantense (snowball bush)
28. Viburnum carlesii (snowball)
29. Viburnum opulus (Guelder rose)
30. Viburnum plicatum (Japanese snowball)
31. Weigela

Climbing Plants to Propagate in Winter

32. Campsis radicans (trumpet vine)
33. Hedera (ivy)
34. Hydrangea petiolaris (climbing hydrangea)
35. Jasminum (jasmine)
36. Lonicera (honeysuckle)
37. Parthenocissus (wild grapevine)
38. Rosa (climbing rose)

Fruit for propagating in the winter

39. Ficus carica (fig)
40. Morus (mulberry)
41. Ribes ‘Josta’ (jostaberry)
42. Ribes nigrum (black currant)
43. Ribes odoratum (fragrant alpine currant)
44. Ribes rubrum (white currant)
45. Ribes rubrum (red currant)
46. Ribes uva-crispa (gooseberry)
47. Rubus idaeus (raspberry)
48. Rubus fruticosus (blackberry)
49. Vaccinium corymbosum (blueberry)
50. Vitis vinifera (blue grape)
51. Vitis vinifera (white grape)
52. Wild fruit trees

Please note: You can't simply propagate fruit tree varieties by cuttings, since they are almost always grafted onto a rootstock.

Evergreen shrubs and hedge plants for winter cuttings

53. Berberis julianae (evergreen barberry)
54. Buxus sempervirens (boxwood)
55. Cotoneaster (dwarf cotoneaster)
56. Euonymus (spindle tree)
57. Ilex aquifolium (holly)
58. Ilex crenata (Japanese holly)
59. Lavandula (lavender)
60. Ligustrum (privet)
61. Osmanthus (false holly)
62. Prunus laurocerasus (cherry laurel)
63. Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary)
64. Sarcococca (fleshberry)
65. Skimmia japonica (skimmia)
66. Taxus baccata (yew hedge)