Propagating With Semi-Hardwood Cuttings: How To Do a Snap Test For Semi-Hardwood Cuttings

Many woody ornamental landscape plants can be easily propagated by semi-hardwood cuttings. Their success relies on the cut stems not being too young, yet also not too old when the cutting is taken. Plant breeders use a process known as a semi-hardwood snap test to select stems for cuttings. In this article, we will discuss testing semi-hardwood cuttings by doing a simple snap test. Performing a Semi-Hardwood Snap Test Plants are propagated by cuttings for several reasons. Asexual propagation, such as propagating plants by cuttings, allows the growers to get identical clones of the parent plant. With sexual propagation, also known as seed propagation, the resulting plants may be varied. Propagating with semi-hardwood cuttings also allows growers to get a sizeable, fruiting and flowering plant much more quickly than from seed propagation. There are three different types of stem cuttings: softwood, semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings. Softwood cuttings are taken from

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