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Detailed explanation-1: -Hardwood cuttings (HWC): Cutting from mature and lignified stem of shrubs and trees are called as hardwood cuttings. Hardwood cuttings are prepared during dormant season, usually from one year old immature shoots of previous season’s growth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hardwood cuttings are made of matured, dormant hardwood after the leaves have been shed. Tip cuttings possess terminal buds; basal cuttings are without terminal buds. Some general characteristics of the two types are mentioned below: Softwood cuttings. Hardwood cuttings.

Detailed explanation-3: -Insert the cuttings roughly 10cm deep into a pot filled with loam-based cuttings compost and overwinter them in a cold frame. Keep the cuttings watered and shoots should start to appear next spring. Leave plants for at least 12 months before transplanting.

Detailed explanation-4: -When to take hardwood cuttings. Hardwood cutting are taken in the dormant season (mid-autumn until late winter) after leaf fall, avoiding periods of severe frost. The ideal time is just after leaf fall or just before bud-burst in spring.

Detailed explanation-5: -What Are Hardwood Cuttings. These are cuttings taken from deciduous plants after they have lost their leaves in winter. This is a reasonably simple and reliable propagation technique; because these plants do not have leaves, there is no need to keep them in a warm, moist environment to root.