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TREES IN WINTER 



easily propagated from root cuttings than from cuttings taken 

 from above ground. These are also of a simple type and are 

 obtained from young trees that have been grown from seeds. The 



Fig. 24. Hard wood cutting-s. A simple cutting- on the left; a heal 

 cutting in the center and a mallet cutting- on the right. 



root from one of these trees may often be divided into from three 

 to twelve pieces. 



Heel cuttings are made by severing twigs close to their bases and 

 in such a manner as to carry with them portions of the parent 

 branchy forming the so-called heel. Heel cuttings are usually 

 not more than six inches in length and are frequently used for 

 the propagation of spruces and firs. 



Mallet cuttings are made by severing the parent branch 

 above and below a short side-branch so as to leave a mallet-like 

 piece of the former at the base of the latter. They are usually 

 from five to eight inches in length and are commonly used in the 

 propagation of Junipers and Arbor Vitaes. 



Setting Cuttings — The various kinds of cuttings are handled 

 in much the same way. After being cut they are usually 

 tied in bundles of fifty, or more, with all the tops pointing in the 

 same direction. The bundles are packed in sand or soil and 



