Zencat said:A very good question to which I would also like an answer. My understanding and experience has been that when you take a cutting and get roots to grow, you've essentially hit a reset button. The original plant will die in it's turn but the cutting will continue living until it's time for it to go. Take a cutting from the cutting? Another reset. I could be way off base here and probably am but that's what I think happens.
Even though the plant may be near the end of it's life expectancy, the cutting is generally taken from very young parts of the plant. Also the roots system which support the plant are brand new.
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