air layering

American  

noun

Horticulture.

1. a method of propagating a plant by girdling or cutting part way into a stem or branch and packing the area with a moist medium, as sphagnum moss, stimulating root formation so that the stem or branch can be removed and grown as an independent plant.

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Etymology

Origin of air layering

First recorded in 1895–1900; air layer + -ing ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Jacob says he and his dad talked for more than an hour about various plant-related topics including air layering and the value of plant cuttings.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2023

Jacob says he and his dad talked for more than an hour about various plant-related topics, including air layering and the value of plant cuttings.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2023

In some plants, a modified form of layering known as air layering is employed.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Propagation by Layering No records are available in regard to any hickory species or variety other than pecan having been propagated by any method of either soil or air layering.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association