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Thursday, January 4th, 2007 by Peter Evans

Airlayered Yamadori Hawthorn

The initial thoughts of this project began in the winter of 1990/91, when there was nothing more to do than read about Bonsai. I had been growing bonsai for a few years,but the more I read the more I realised that my trees lacked a certain quality. Age was what was missing. An article ...

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Wednesday, September 27th, 2006 by Erv Evans and Frank A. Blazich

Plant Propagation by Stem Cuttings: Instructions for the Home Gardener

Propagation by stem cuttings is the most commonly used method to propagate many woody ornamental plants. Stem cuttings of many favorite shrubs are quite easy to root. Typically, stem cuttings of tree species are more difficult to root. However, cuttings from trees such as crape myrtles, some elms, and birches can be rooted. A greenhouse is ...

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Wednesday, September 27th, 2006 by The Arizona Master Gardener Manual, Arizona Cooperative Extension

Plant Propagation – Asexual Propagation (Part Two)

Grafting Grafting and budding are methods of asexual plant propagation that join plant parts so they will grow as one plant. These techniques are used to propagate cultivars that will not root well as cuttings or whose own root systems are inadequate. One or more new cultivars can be added to existing fruit and nut trees ...

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Wednesday, September 27th, 2006 by The Arizona Master Gardener Manual, Arizona Cooperative Extension

Plant Propagation – Asexual Propagation

Asexual propagation, as mentioned earlier, is the best way to maintain some species, particularly an individual that best represents that species. Clones are groups of plants that are identical to their one parent and that can only be propagated asexually. The Bartlett pear (1770) and the Delicious apple (1870) are two examples of clones that ...

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Thursday, July 27th, 2006 by Everett E. Janne

Air Layering For Difficult-To-Root Plants

This article was originaly published on the Texas Cooperative Extension’s website. Reprinted with permission. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/ornamentals/airlayer/airlayer.html Air layering is a useful method of producing roots on the stem of indoor landscape plants that have become “leggy” through the loss of their lower foliage. This method, believed to have been developed centuries ago by the Chinese, has been used successfully as ...

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Saturday, July 15th, 2006 by Kev Bailey

Layering

One of the most reliable methods for propagating material for bonsai is by layering. It is almost foolproof. Layers can be taken from many plants that are difficult from cuttings. You can even layer from a mature bonsai that you wish to redesign. This gives you two or more plants that are “instant bonsai”. Another ...

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Friday, July 14th, 2006 by Kev Bailey

Trees From Seed – Bonsai The Slowest Way

Growing trees from seed has a charm that begins with the joy of germination. It continues as each seedling progresses through its tender stages to become a promising sapling. This potential fully fledged tree, given the correct care over time, can become a bonsai. A tree that has been under your personal supervision for its ...

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Friday, July 14th, 2006 by Kev Bailey

Division and Grafting

Division Is A Simpler Propagation Technique Than Most Many plants possess multiple stems, each with its own root system, which can be carefully divided. Provided that this is done at the correct time of year, usually late spring, it is one of the easiest ways of increasing plant stocks. If possible, lift the plant with as ...

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