Tag: cuttings
Cuttings Become Copies Of Originals
UNITED STATES—Seed is the most familiar source of much of the vegetation that inhabits home gardens. It is the origin of almost all vegetables...
Propagation Is No Big Mystery
UNITED STATES—All plants propagate. Otherwise, they would go extinct. They all have the potential to propagate by seed or spores. However, some are more...
Figs Are Easy To Propagate
The easiest way to propagate new fig trees may seem to be violent, but it works. Basal shoots that grew last year from the...
Make Copies Of Favorite Plants
UNITED STATES—Where they grow wild in riparian environments, box elders, willows and cottonwoods are not as clumsy as they seem to be. As the...
There Is Variety In Succulents
Cacti have thick, fleshy stems outfitted with nasty spines instead of leaves. Agaves and related aloes have stout, fibrous stems that are mostly obscured...