16 The Nursery 



Shoots — termed "stool-shoots" — are then formed round the cut 

 edge of the stump, Fig. 2 ; when about one year old these are bent down 

 and pegged securely to the ground. The bark is partially "ringed" or 

 "tongued" on the lower side of the shoot, as shown in Fig. 3 ; and this 



Fig. 3- 



" Stool-shoot," pegged down, showing the cut 



and the young roots growing from it. 



portion is covered with soil to the depth of four or five inches. 

 A little sharp grit or sand placed against the wounded surface 

 is useful in stimulating the formation of the adventitious roots. 

 When these are formed, the rooted shoot may be detached from the 

 " parent " stem and lined out in the nursery in the manner adopted 

 for transplants, or it may be planted out at once. 



When all the rooted layers have been removed, the parent 

 stump should be trimmed up, after which another crop is produced. 

 The process may be continued for many years. The shoots produced 

 each summer are layered in autumn, and, while the layers are 

 forming roots, the parent stool is growing fresh shoots. 



Blanks in coppice woods may be filled in, in this manner, 

 by pegging down suitable young shoots. 



Cuttings^ Slips or Sets are used in the propagation of willows 

 and poplars. In both cases, the method consists of removing entirely 

 a portion of a shoot of the parent, and inserting it in the ground. 

 Mature timber is produced more quickly by this method than 

 from seeds. 



