Although the word may still be foreign to some, cutting It does not mean anything other than carrying out a process of asexual reproduction of plants by means of which a small part of the mother plant is separated to create a new specimen.
However, you can carry out this technique in very different ways… So that you don’t get lost, here we leave you some of the most common techniques and we show the different types of plant cuttings.
The different types of cuttings
- sheet: it involves cutting a leaf with a petiole and burying this last part in the ground; do not trust yourself, because in reality it is more difficult than it seems at first glance. The new issue may take about a month and a half to appear.
- Leaf and stem: It is similar to the previous one, only this time a piece of the stem is cut with the axillary bud of a leaf. The process of developing the new specimen can last from a few weeks to a few months.
- Tender: they are taken from the youngest plants that have not yet developed the lignification process; they should be done in spring or summer, when once cut new stems will grow quickly. It is one of the fastest systems and is carried out on coniferous, perennial and semi-shrub plants.
- Semi-woody: they also belong to the youngest stems and are often used with coniferous plants, deciduous or evergreen shrubs, heathers and climbers. The best time to extract us is from mid-summer to autumn.
- Woody: They are part of the most mature stems, so it is best to make them in the coolest times of the year (it does not have to be the middle of winter). These cuttings take more than 6 months to root and are used on deciduous trees, perennials and shrubs.
- Root: It consists of removing pieces of roots or shoots from the superficial roots (suckers) and burying them in a mixture of peat and sand. It is good for herbaceous plants with fleshy roots and some trees and shrubs.
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