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No . 2 22 1 SPROUTING AND ROOTING ON HORIZONTALLY PLANTED CUTTINGS OF SYCAMORE D . D . HOO K Belle W . Baruch Research Institute of Clemson University , Georgetown , South Carolina, USA P. P . KORMANI K and R . G . McALPINE USDA Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, Ga., USA (Received for publication 13 September 1973) ABSTRACT Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis L.) cuttings, 1.2 m in length, were planted horizontally at depths of 7 and 15 cm to test this type of placement in the establishment of closely spaced plantings . Sprout origin and survival were observed during the first growing season, and sprout growth and root character- istics were observed in late autumn of the first, second and third year . Sprouting was influenced primarily by bud position. Buds facing downward seldom produced sprouts and most sprouts arose from buds nearest the apex . Neither planting depth nor cultivation affected the amount of sprouting, but both influenced time of sprouting. Cultivation to control competing vegetation was necessary for satisfactory su