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air layering

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air layering [′er ‚lā·ər·iŋ]
(botany)
A method of vegetative propagation, usually of a wounded part, in which the branch or shoot is enclosed in a moist medium until roots develop, and then it is severed and cultivated as an independent plant.


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Bearss' limes are propagated by grafting their buds onto lemon seedlings or by air layering.
Air layering SOME choice shrubs and trees such as rhododendron, daphne, magnolia, camellia and witch hazel are best propagated by layering ( nicking the underside of a branch and pegging it to the ground.
 
 
 
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