Layering
/LAY-er-ing/✂️ Propagation●● Intermediate
Also known as: marcotting, air layering
A propagation technique where a stem is encouraged to produce roots while still connected to the parent plant, typically by bending a low branch to the ground and covering a section with soil. Once rooted, the new plant is severed from the parent.
Etymology
From Old French laier, meaning "to leave."
Example
“Magnolias can be propagated by air layering — wrapping a wounded branch section in moist sphagnum moss.”