Dear Margaret, Thank you for your reply. I will try to root Magnolia stellata cuttings. On the Internet somebody wrote how he succeeded in rooting Rhodo cuttings. He took cuttings (new shoots) by the end of July when the buds for the coming year were forming, stripped most of the leaves and put them in half sand/half peat. It worked. I quess I will try this for my Rhodo's and for the Magnolia. Thanks for your reaction. Maria