To asexually reproduce elite Zelkova schneideriana faster and more effectively, GGR rooting agent was selected as rooting powder to treat young shoots of Z. schneideriana. The effects of concentrations of GGR, soaking time, cuttings size and cutting time on the softwood cutting propagation of Z. schneideriana were investigated. The results show that the surviving percent was as high as 72.5% when the cuttings were soaked for 17 hours and the external hormone concentration was 200 mg·L-^-1; the thick cuttings were easier to survive by comparing...