T2.3 Cuttings

seedlings - cuttings - transplants - whips - feathered - maidens - standards - semi mature - multi-stemmed - bushy trees

Cuttings are defined as "woody plants from shoots, stems or roots of a mother plant."

Plants raised from cuttings retain the name Cuttings when sold until they are transplanted. They are specified with reference to three or more of the following:

Age/Condition

Root collar diameter

Overall height

Root protection

Size of container

Cuttings are usually grown from hardwood stem cuttings, planted out in late autumn and sold after growing for one or two years. Populus spp., Salix spp. are typically grown from hardwood cuttings and bought as one or two year old plants for landscape planting. Salix spp., particularly, can also be bought as unrooted cuttings or wands from specialist suppliers.

CUTTING