Multiple choice

The heavy-stemmed, closely branched shrubs are propogated through

  1. air layering

  2. mound layering

  3. compound layering

  4. tip layering
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Mound (stool) layering is useful with heavy-stemmed, closely branched shrubs and rootstocks of tree fruits. Cut the plant back to 1 inch above the soil surface in the dormant season. Dormant buds will produce new shoots in the spring. Mound soil over the new shoots as they grow . Roots will develop at the bases of the young shoots. Remove the layers in the dormant season e.g., apple rootstocks, spirea, quince, daphne, magnolia, and cotoneaster.

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