DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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. Although this type of cutting may be slow to develop roots and shoots, it is usually successful.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Broadly, there are four types of stem cuttings, namely hardwood, softwood, semi-hardwood and herbaceous cuttings.

Detailed explanation-4: -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. A leaf cutting uses just the leaf, so both new roots and new stems must be formed to create a new plant.