Vegetative Propagation of Cinnamon

Rooting of semi-hard wood stem cuttings with single node is possible. The cuttings should be collected from the mother trees possessing desirable characteristics as indicated earlier. The trees should be in­duced to produce more shoots and when they are at early growth stages single nodal stem cuttings with full or half should be taken from the semi-hard woods and planted in polythene bags of 10cmx20crn filled with top soil. The bags are then covered with polythene sheet so as to prevent water losses due to evapotranspiration. Overhead shade is also necessary to prevent direct sunlight coming to the cuttings. Plants are ready for hardening in about 3-4 months and ready for field planting in about 10-20 months. Experimental work to improve this technique is underway.