Clip off the set of leaves nearest the cut, and remove any flower buds.
Remove lower set of leaves and soft tip from four-inch-long nonflowering shoot cuttings.
As the plant struggled to produce a second set of leaves, the rains came.
Cut stems with four to six leaf pairs, right below a set of leaves.
Remove the bottom set of leaves and dip the stem in rooting hormone.
"The male will pluck a leaf, or a set of leaves, and sit so the female can see him.
Here are samples of their work: Paper light ferns, each set of leaves in place, have pushed their way up past sturdier growth.
Once planted, nip back the tip with your thumbnails to a lower set of leaves, and you will get a nicely branching plant.
Stick the stem in damp potting mix, making sure that it covers the part that had the lowest set of leaves.
According to Mr. Dowell, the fungus is not deadly, but it ultimately damages the trees, which sometimes sprout a second set of leaves after the first ones die.
Trees typically grow a new set of leaves by mid-July, but at great cost in terms of lost starch reserves, and afterward they are more vulnerable to other pests and diseases.
