TREE PROPAGATION AND PLANTING
PLANTING TECHNIQUES
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Question
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Most house-plants or herbaceous plant cuttings will root at almost any season.
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true
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false
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Root cuttings are best taken in mid-to-late autumn or early winter when plants are dormant.
Detailed explanation-2: -The best time to take softwood cuttings is from mid-spring to early summer. Hardwood cuttings are taken later in the year, from mid-autumn to mid-winter.
Detailed explanation-3: -Herbaceous stem cuttings Herbaceous cuttings are commonly used to propagate geranium, chrysanthemum or coleus (Figure 1). Cuttings taken from a rubber plant, dracaena or croton usually contain more woody tissue and are often called softwood cuttings.
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