Layering

Layering is a method of plant propagation that consists of rooting the stems of a parent plant, without cutting the stems from the parent plant.

Layering is used in gardening to propagate a plant and thus obtain clones of a parent plant. In this case, the new plant is separated from the parent plant after it takes root.

Layering is used to artificially propagate selected plants. All one needs to do is cover part of a stem with soil. © Pearson Scott Foresman, Wikimédia public domain