This document provides instructions on how to take a softwood cutting to produce a genetically identical clone of a plant. It explains that newly produced plant cells can form a new individual plant (totipotent cells) and are made in plant meristems. When a cutting is taken from a leaf node where there are meristem cells, the cells will divide quickly to form callus tissue, which then develops into root cells. The document lists the proper steps to take a cutting, including selecting a shoot, cutting it above and below nodes, removing lower leaves, dipping the base in rooting hormone, and planting in moist compost. It concludes by stating the limiting factors (moisture, warmth, light, oxygen, and