- To do this, you need to cut a tender and live piece of a species, for example: a stem, a branch or an outbreak.
- Then, the piece or piece must be introduced into a container with water or a jar with earth, to develop the roots.
- Finally, this must be transplanted to a definitive place.
What types of plants are reproduced by cuttings?
Not all plants reproduce by cuttings, however, These species can carry out this process:
Perennial leaf trees and shrubs
Perennial leaf trees grow better from cuts that are taken from the tips or stems who are known as «Heel cuttings», which are new branches, which have a piece of wood of at least two years of age at the base.
Deciduous trees and shrubs
Some expired trees and shrubs grow from cuts taken from a branch of a year or less. To do this, cuttings must be collected from autumn to the beginning of winter, to obtain better results.
Herbaceous plants
Soft stem cuttings generally come from Common plants that grow in the garden, as well as plants of hardwood. To do this, a Little piece of a young and healthy branch.
Interior plants
Some indoor plants with thin stems They can multiply through cuttings, especially those with rigid stems.