Lowering device

Term for the propagation result of vines (or other plants) and/or also for the shoot previously buried in the soil. Synonyms for this method include cuttings, offshoots, cuttings, fanning, fresh shoots, dogs, marbles, newcomers, nicklings and tail vines. This ancient method was already described by the Roman wine writer Columella (1st century AD). Before the phylloxera plague, this was a frequently practised form of vegetative propagation of vines, especially in dry locations. A long shoot of a vine is lowered to the ground and buried at normal planting depth. The tip is bent upwards and guided upwards again. This practice is also known as bending, cupping or marcottage. The result is a genetically 100% identical vine (a clone) that remains connected to the mother plant until it has taken root and established itself in the new location.

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