WHAT I KNOW Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct answer. Choose your answer inside the box Cuttings Square Marcotting Hexagonal Grafting Quincunx Budding Contour Layering Rectangular 1. is one of the surest ways of maintaining the desirable characteristics of the parent plant or a given variety of fruit trees. 2. method is the most basic and common arrangement of orchard trees. 3 is a method of plant propagation in which the desirable scion (top portion) is joined with or inserted into the rootstock in order for them to unite and grow into one plant. in this method, six trees are planted to form a hexagon with the seventh tree planted in the middle, 5 is a process of including a branch or stem to the root while attached to the mother plant 6. in this method, the trees are planted from a distance, from north to south, from east to west. 7. method gives growers the opportunity to use areas that are vulnerable to erosion like hillsides. 8. is a process wherein an uncut branch or a shoot touches the ground or soil, develops roots, and becomes an independent plant.​