Propagation of Plants

2. critical areas from which leaves, branches, and aerial roots grow out from the stem
4. a rooted stem into which a scion or bud is grafted, and the portion of the mixture provides the root
8. the removal of branches, which maybe both large, small or both, from a tree, usually to reduce the overall size of it's canopy or crown
11. the propagation of plants by bending a stem to the ground and covering the tip with soil so that roots and new shoots may develop
12. a horticultural technique whereby tissues of plants are joined so as to continue their growth together
14. a technique of plant propagation where the new plant remains at least partially attached to the mother plant while forming new roots and can occur naturally through modified stem structures
15. a form of layering in which the branch is potted or wrapped in a moist growing medium to promote root growth
16. a young shoot, branch, or bud that is taken from one plant variety to be grafted onto the rootstock of another plant variety

1. made from succulent, non-woody plants
3. a synthetic chemical that you can apply to stem cuttings or leaf cuttings to facilitate the propagation of new plants
5. a plant graft made by cutting both stock and scion across obliquely, fitting the cut surfaces so that the cambiums are in contact, and tying
6. an easy form of grafting, where a bud rather than shoot is attached to a rootstock to make a new plant usually used in trees
7. a piece of a plant that is used in horticulture for asexual propagation
9. grafting the vegetative bud from your chosen tree variety to a rootstock
10. a lumpy, raised scar that should be just above the surface of the soil or just under the canopy that is caused when the scion and stock are joined
13. the process by which new plants grow from various sources