Propagation by Cutting

Herbaceous cuttings

• Stem Cuttings

• Leaf Cutting

• Leaf Bud Cutting

• Root Cutting

Herbaceous stem cutting-with tip

Leaf cutting

Root cuttings

Factors that affect rooting

• Time of year

• Age of stock plant

• Physical condition of stock

• Plant species or cultivar

Conditions that promote rooting

• Temperature

• Water

• Light/dark

• Rooting hormone– Auxin promotes rooting– IBA Indole-3-butyric acid– IAA is the natural auxin but unstable

Rooting Media

• Clean soil mix

• Vermiculite

• Sand

• Water

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Woody cuttings

• Tip

• Simple or straight

• Heel

• Mallet

Simple, straight cutting

heel Mallet

Woody Cuttings

• Woody cutting take longer to root

• Some are cut in fall and kept cold all winter

• Usually benefit from a strong rooting hormone: 8000ppm IBA