Because numerous factors influence rooting and early growth of spruce. cutting,only the most important ones are mentioned in this paper. The factors considered : species, population, individual, ago of ortet, position of cutting on the tree and branch, type and length of cutting, time of year, chemical treatment, rooting medium, and temperature of the air and of the rooting medium.
This paper is primarily a review of published reports on the propagation of spruce by stem cutting.