Hardwood cuttings work best with woody shrubs like viburnum, rose, forsythia, dogwood and butterfly bush. Trees like fig, mulberry and willow are also easily propagated with hardwood cuttings.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Figs don’t do well with hard pruning, but hardwood stem cuttings allow you to propagate new trees. Taylor Jones, a horticulture agent with the North Carolina ...