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Asexual Propagation and Seedling Methods for Schisandra: A Detailed Guide to Layering Techniques

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Layering is one of the oldest propagation methods created by the working people of our country. Its characteristic is that a portion of a branch still attached to the mother plant is bent down into the ground, causing the branch to root and produce a new individual. Its advantages are that the seedling has ample nutrients during the growing period, is easy to survive, grows vigorously, and bears fruit early. Layering is mostly carried out after sprouting in spring, when the new shoots have grown to about 10 cm. First, beside the mother plant intended for layering, dig a 15-20

Layering is one of the oldest propagation methods created by the working people of our country. Its characteristic is that a portion of a branch still attached to the mother plant is bent down into the ground, causing the branch to root and produce a new individual. Its advantages are that the seedling has ample nutrients during the growing period, is easy to survive, grows vigorously, and bears fruit early.

Layering is mostly carried out after sprouting in spring, when the new shoots have grown to about 10 cm. First, beside the mother plant intended for layering, dig a ditch 15-20 cm deep, fix a 1-year-old mature branch with a wooden fork and press it into the ditch, first filling in about 5 cm of soil, and when the new shoot reaches more than 20 cm and its base is semi-lignified, earth up again level with the ground, as shown in Figure 3-7. In autumn, dig out the pressed branches and divide them into individual seedlings each with roots.

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