This is a form of asexual plant propagation. It is done by covering a low-growing stem with a enough soil to hold it securely in place (the amount of soil depends on the size stem and how much stress is on it, but it usually needs to be a few inches deep). The tip of the stem should be free of dirt by at least two or three inches. The stem should not be cut from the plant. Eventually, if the layering is successful, roots will form from one of the nodes under soil. When the roots feel secure, the new plant can be cut from the parent plant.
A propagation technique in which shoots/roots are encouraged to grow on a branch of a parent plant
a method of vegetative propagation where stems are partially cut and either wrapped in coconut fibre or pegged down under soil until they root. Rooted pieces are then cut from the parent plant and potted up. Simple Layering Steps involved in aerial layering
The rooting of an undetached branch, laying on or partially buried in the soil, which is capable of independent growth after separation from the mother plant.
Technique for vegetative propagation, in which new plants produce adventitious roots before being severed from the parent plant.
A vegetative method of propagation that produces new individuals by producing adventitious roots (roots growing from unusual places) before the new plant is separated from the parent plant.
The use of a vine shoot which one plants in the earth, and when it has taken root it is separated from the parent plant.
A method of propagation used to make a new plant before severing it from the old plant.
burying part of a living, attached branch in order to cause it to produce roots.
A shoot or branch of a plant which is set into the ground to take root while still attached to the parent plant.
A method of propogation for many shrubs where a branch is pinned to the ground, allowing roots to form along the branch. When roots have formed, the branch can be cut from the paent plant and the new rooted shrub can be transplanted.
Root induction on stem tissue in order to eventually sever the tissue for propagating a new individual plant. See asexual propagation page.
a method of propagating a tree by ring-girdling the trunk and inducing roots to grow from the wound.
Vegetative propagation. An attached stem from the main plant in contact with the soil produces roots, which in time become a separate new plant.
A method of propagation in which a stem is induced to send out roots by surrounding it with soil.
A means of vegetative reproduction where branches root where they come into contact with the ground. Commonly seen in Black Spruce ( Picea mariana) growing in harsh environments of bog or tundra.
is a method of propagation. Plants that trail, such as prostrate rosemary and thyme, layer without any help. A stem touches moist ground and it puts out roots. You can pull stems to the ground and pin them there to layer your plants.
A method of propagation, by which a branch of a plant is rooted while still attached to the plant by securing it to the soil with a piece of wire or other means..
A method of plant propagation by which a single stem of a plant is notched, and buried with its leafy tip exposed, while still attached to the parent.
The method by which new trees are formed from old stock. Incisions are made on a tree's branch or trunk, cutting its supply of nutrients from the roots. When covered with a rooting medium (such as moss), the affected portion will sprout new roots and may then be cut from the parent tree and planted as its own tree.
A reproductive method used by few tree species where roots sprout from live branches or trunks that have come into permanent contact with the soil. [To return to previous page, click your browser's BACK button then scroll through the page to your last location
A means of asexually propagating plants by placing a stem in the ground so that roots will form along the stem.
Term describing the development of a new individual plant from a branch or stem that has rooted into the ground.