A type of vegetative propagation in which stems are encouraged to root while still attached to the parent plant. This method has high rates of success as new plants can still receive sustenance from the original plant while forming their own roots. Different methods are tip layering (tip of a branch is curved down and buried), compound layering (alternating sections of a flexible stem are buried), mound or stool layering (plant is pruned in fall and soil is mounded over new shoots in spring), and air layering (surround an upright stem with growing media).
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