🍐🍐🍐Here is how I marcotted my pear tree. READ DESCRIPTION for process

Marcotting (Air Layering) Process

Marcotting is a vegetative plant propagation technique where a branch is stimulated to develop roots while it is still attached to the mother plant.

Steps of the process:

• Selecting the branch – Choose a healthy, semi-woody or mature branch (usually 1-2 years old), strong but flexible.

• Girdling – Remove a ring of bark about 2–3 cm wide, exposing the green cambium layer.

• (Optional) Applying rooting hormone – Rooting powder or gel can be applied to the exposed area to speed up root development.

  • Adding the medium – Place moist moss or soil (usually sphagnum moss) around the girdled part.

• Wrapping – Wrap the medium tightly with plastic film or a bag to keep it moist and protected. Tie both ends with string or tape to prevent moisture loss.

• Root formation – Over the course of several weeks to months (depending on the plant species), new roots will start to develop in that spot.

• Separation and planting – Once enough roots have formed, the branch is cut below the rooted section and planted as a new, independent plant.

× The advantage of this method is that the new plant grows and bears fruit faster, since it comes from an already developed branch with desirable genetic traits.