Whenever I’ve taken a cutting the advice is always remove the leaves as they require energy to grow. But you wants the roots to be getting established. Not sure if the theory is the same.
My thinking is if the roots can use all their energy to get established the foliage will come later.
Leave are only as good as their functioning root system, though. Cut leaves back and the disturbed/broken root system has less to support while the plant recovers.
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Whenever I’ve taken a cutting the advice is always remove the leaves as they require energy to grow. But you wants the roots to be getting established. Not sure if the theory is the same.
My thinking is if the roots can use all their energy to get established the foliage will come later.