Cloning from Fan Leaves

Woomeister said:

The bigger and healthier the better as its easier to cut accurately through a thick prominant vein than any other.

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Look2DLeft said:

I know I'm a bit late to this thread and probably wont get a response but I reckon it's worth a shot anyway. I've been looking into this technique for other plant and they say that you are looking for younger fan leaves since the younger the leaf the less differentiated the cells will be and the easier it will be for the plantlets to establish. Is this true in your experience?

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xtsho said:

There are plants that you can use leaf cuttings to start a new plant. Cannabis isn't one of them.

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Look2DLeft said:

Interesting, what determines whether a plant can or cannot propagate from a leaf?

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xtsho said:

I don't know all the science behind it but some plants will grow new plants from leaf cuttings and some won't. You might get a cannabis leaf to grow roots but it won't grow into a plant. I know African Violets can be cloned from leaf cuttings and will grow into a plant. As will some Begonia's.

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Woomeister said:

I'm new to the site, but an old hand at growing -hydro and soil and I would just be interested to know if anybody other than me clones from fan leaves?
From what I can see everyone has theories on how old the plant should be, how many nodes up the plant etc etc. As a degree holder in botany I would just like to say forget all the hype use fan leaves and get great stocky clones with roots after 1 week!!!
When I get a camera sorted I will post pictures.

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