This is air layering propagation at work, where the mature tree or plant is cloned from a stem that is still attached to it.

Janice writes: I would like to try air layering a stem of a favorite rhododendron. I have tried taking cuttings with no success and someone suggested that air layering is an easy propagation method.

Basically, air layering is a way to propagate new plants from stems that are still attached to the parent plant. In other words, you don’t have to snip off a cutting, and the parent plant can ...

Air layering works in a very similar way to conventional layering, ... rhododendrons and lilac, as well as houseplants such as rubber plants and bonsai. Top. Five to try. Amelanchier lamarckii; Top.

Propagate your own plants by air layering a branch from a mature plant in the yard of a family member or friend. This method works especially well for woody plants ...