Cutting Types Flashcards
herbaceous cuttings:
where are they taken from?
soft, current season’s growth
herbaceous cuttings:
taken at what time of year?
any time of the year
herbaceous cuttings:
how long are the cuttings
3-5 inches
herbaceous cuttings:
kind of growing medium and environment
in moist, well-drained substrate; in greenhouse with mist and bottom heat
herbaceous cuttings:
auxin treatment?
they might or might not be treated with auxin
leaf cuttings:
how do you take them?
cutting made of a leaf blade or a leaf with the petiole
leaf cuttings:
taken at what time of year?
any time of the year
leaf cuttings:
environment?
in greenhouse with mist or humidity tent
leaf cuttings:
limitations?
only specialized plants can do this. must be able to produce adventitious roots AND shoots from the base of the petiole
heel cuttings
pulling current season’s growth from older wood; needle-leaved evergreens; juniper species
hardwood (deciduous) cuttings:
cost effective?
inexpensive
hardwood (deciduous) cuttings:
environment?
no mist; can be mechanized; field planted, winter callused, or greenhouse planted
hardwood (deciduous) cuttings:
taken at what time of the year?
dormant cuttings taken in the fall through spring
hardwood (deciduous) cuttings:
how long are the cuttings
4 to 30 inches long; cut just below the node
hardwood (deciduous) cuttings:
how is it planted?
planted deeply with only one node above the ground
hardwood (deciduous) cuttings:
auxin?
auxin used for hard-to-root plants
hardwood (deciduous) cuttings:
limitations?
only a few species root from hardwood cuttings
hardwood (evergreen) cuttings:
when are they hardwood (evergreen) cuttings:
how are they taken?
dormant cuttings taken in late fall through winter
hardwood (evergreen) cuttings:
how long are cuttings?
4 to 8 inches long
hardwood (evergreen) cuttings:
environment?
in greenhouse or cold frame
hardwood (evergreen) cuttings:
auxin?
cuttings usually treated with auxin
leaf-bud cuttings:
how do you get cuttings?
consists of leaf blade, petiole, and a short piece of the stem with the attached auxiliary bud; cutting is leaf with a single node containing a bud
leaf-bud cuttings:
when are they taken?
depends on species: some are taken in early summer and treated as softwood cuttings; some taken any time of year and treated as herbaceous cuttings
leaf-bud cuttings:
when is this used?
used for plants that cannot form adventitious shoots on leaf cuttings; common method for vines
mallet cutting
a type of leaf bud cutting; a hardwood cutting of current season’s growth with a heel of the previous season’s growth
root cuttings:
when are they taken?
taken in winter when storage reserves are highest in the root
root cuttings:
how long is the cutting?
1 to 16 inches long
substrate and planting info?
very well -drained, moist medium; polarity is important
root cuttings:
limitations?
only plants that form shoots on roots are propagated by this method
Semi-hardwood cuttings:
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