DENDROLOGY

TREE PROPAGATION AND PLANTING

PLANTING TECHNIQUES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cuttings of some evergreens, holly, boxwood, yew, and juniper root best if taken from the plants in ____
A
Late fall or early winter
B
Late winter or early spring
C
Late spring or early summer
D
Late summer or early fall
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -ii) Semi-hardwood (green wood) cuttings: Semi-hard wood cuttings are those made from woody, broad-leaved evergreen species with partially matured wood. These types of cuttings are mostly used in evergreen fruit plants like mango, guava, lemon, jackfruit some shrubs and shrubby ornamental plants.

Detailed explanation-2: -A range of herbaceous plants can be propagated from root cuttings. These include Acanthus, Anemone hupehensis, A. x hybrida, Echinops, Papaver orientale (oriental poppy), Phlox, Primula denticulata and Verbascum.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cuttings can be made from any part of the plant. Most frequently, however, either a stem or leaf is used. A stem cutting includes a piece of stem plus any attached leaves or buds. Thus, the stem cutting only needs to form new roots to be a complete, independent plant.

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