A few weeks ago, I took a cutting from our maple tree during spring pruning. It was such a healthy branch, I had to see if I could turn one tree into two. At first, I just shoved the cutting into soil — no rooting hormone, no special care — just to see if it could root on its own. I knew it was a long shot, but I wanted to push the boundaries. When the leaf buds started shriveling, I knew it wasn’t working. The cutting was trying to push out leaves, but without roots, it didn’t have the energy i

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