Gee, I was so confused when I began reading this thread. I'd never heard the term "Living Stakes".
I thought you meant using a living tree or other plant as a support for a vining or climbing plant to grow on; then I googled and found this
http://www.ernstseed.com/produ... and upon reading realized that I've used this method once or twice over the years and one of my elderly neighbors rooted live shrub and tree cuttings all the time in this manner. I never knew there was an actual name for it.