Growing from the original plant

There are different ways of growing new trees and shrubs from the original plant:

1. Cuttings
2. Layering
3. Suckers

Cuttings

Is a technique for vegetatively (asexually) propagating plants in which a piece of the stem or root of the source plant is placed in a suitable medium such as moist soil, potting mix, coir or rock wool. The cutting produces new roots, stems, or both, and thus becomes a new plant independent of the parent.

This method is done by cutting the last years part of the stem of a plant and planting it in a pot. The cut has to be done right beneath the buds. It should be a diagonal cut and to make the growing surface bigger we can make a scar on the bottom of the stem.

All the upper buds, except the ones at the very top of the stem, should be taken off, as well as any leave that may still be in the stem.

Layering

Is a means of plant propagation in which a portion of an aerial stem grows roots while still attached to the parent plant and then detaches as an independent plant. Layering has evolved as a common means of vegetative propagation of numerous species in natural environments. Layering is also utilized by horticulturists to propagate desirable plants.

The way to do is bending a stem to the ground, making a scar in the part that will be in contact with the soil and pinning it down to the ground.

The roots will come out from any spot of the stem. After a year you can chopped it off and transplant it.

Suckers

A basal shoot, root sprout, adventitious shoot, water sprout or sucker is a shoot or cane which grows from a bud at the base of a tree or shrub or from its roots. A plant that produces suckers is referred to as surculose. Root suckers may emerge some distance from the originating plant. Suckers also may arise from the stumps of trees that have been cut down.

To spread a plant from its suckers we should mount up some soil around the tree covering part of the suckers. This will encourage to grow roots from the little shoots. When they have roots we can cut them separetly and plant them in another part.

The sucker must be cut with the root with a sharp knive.


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If we are taking little trees from a woodland to our house we have to put the trees well tied up in a black plastic bag, not letting any air inside to avoid getting fungi into the roots.