Intro to Plant Propagation - Kevin Alison

Tree of Life Nursery is a California Native Plant Nursery in San Juan Capistrano. In this video, the Production Manager, Kevin Alison, introduces you to the world of plant propagation using examples with California native plants. In this presentation, Kevin will discuss growing plants from seeds, cuttings, and advanced methods such as plant tissue culture.

[@danieljheelan5256]

Hi Kevin,
Thanks for sharing.
Doing some orchids flasking for fun and now starting with TC but it's not that easy. I have a lot of contaminations.
Trying with Phalaenopsis stems, anthuriums, camelias and roses cuttings but getting only contaminations.
It will be great to hear from you on orchids.
Daniel Jheelan from France

[@waynetyson3822]

Cuttings often lead to poor root development. Nursery culture can mask this problem. Can it make it worse? For example, can luxury conditions slow root development. At the other extreme, containers can restrict root development leading to such silly-looking things as an apparently well-developed top, with a much smaller root ball in the shape of a smaller container inside a larger one, usually seen when the growing medium falls away when the plant is removed from the container.
I hope that tissue culture will prove to be effective in replacing both cuttings and seed-collecting. Just make sure that tissue is collected from a large number of plants to mimic the genetic diversity of the wild populations. Will, say, an oak from tissue culture develop the same kind of root initial and tap root that an acorn will? If not, we may have to stick to acorns, as getting initial root depth (to continuously available water) quickly is essential in responsible oak woodland restoration.
Will you please comment?