DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Cuttings taken from roots may also be used but only a few species can be propagated this way. Cuttings are taken when the plant is dormant and the roots contain the most stored energy. Each root produces two to three new stems and each stem then produces its own roots.

Detailed explanation-2: -A stem cutting produces new roots, and a root cutting produces new stems. Some plants can be grown from leaf pieces, called leaf cuttings, which produce both stems and roots. The scions used in grafting are also called cuttings.

Detailed explanation-3: -Known as “propagation, ‘’ starting plants from cuttings is one of the easiest and least expensive ways to expand your garden, but there are other benefits, too. When plants are started from seeds, each new seedling varies-like siblings in a human family. But with stem cuttings, each new plant duplicates its parent.