Reproduction Techniques for Blooming Orange Jasmine

Cuttings

• The orange jasmine plant reproduces easily from cuttings taken from the ends of branches. Sections of about 6 inches stripped of any leaves on the lower third start new roots in a couple of weeks when buried in a moist medium of sharp sand and moist peat moss. Once fresh growth starts, you can transplant the new plant to a growing container or outside in warm climates.

Seed

• The orange jasmine, or mock orange tree, grows best from seed. Since the bush flowers year-round in its native climates, plenty of seeds are produced each year for starting new plants. Use the same medium as the plant grows in --- moist organic material with good drainage for planting the seeds. Bury the seeds about the same depth as their size and keep the soil moist until they sprout.

Grafting and Budding

• Grafting and budding are popular ways of propagating citrus plants. You can take a bud from your existing plant and combine it with a healthy similar rootstock to form another plant. The new plant will have the characteristics of your original plant with the vigor of the rootstock. You should use this method only when the plants are in their dormant period.

Citrus Clonal Protection Program

• Huanglongbing, or HLB virus, is the most devastating of all citrus diseases. In order to prevent the spread by carriers like the orange jasmine, the Citrus Clonal Protection Program restricts the commercial sale of the plant. As of 2011, any reproduction must use only budwood from a registered and tested source tree that is certified free of disease. Don't bring the orange jasmine plant into areas like California, where as of publication the disease is not yet present, unless you have a certified disease-free plant.