Child's hands dipping an orange tree cutting into rooting powder
Close-up of new white roots growing from the base of an orange tree cutting
Two potted orange tree cuttings on a sunny windowsill
Classroom windowsill lined with potted orange tree cuttings and two students
Young orange tree with small oranges growing in a sunny backyard
Child's hands dipping an orange tree cutting into rooting powder
Close-up of new white roots growing from the base of an orange tree cutting
Two potted orange tree cuttings on a sunny windowsill
Classroom windowsill lined with potted orange tree cuttings and two students
Young orange tree with small oranges growing in a sunny backyard
Child's hands dipping an orange tree cutting into rooting powder
Close-up of new white roots growing from the base of an orange tree cutting
Two potted orange tree cuttings on a sunny windowsill
Classroom windowsill lined with potted orange tree cuttings and two students
Young orange tree with small oranges growing in a sunny backyard

Orange Tree Cutting Rooting Science Kit – Grow an Orange Tree from a Cutting, with Curriculum & Worksheets

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Can a small bare branch grow into a whole orange tree? Your kids will find out by rooting a real orange tree cutting and watching for the first roots to appear.

What's in the box

  • One orange tree cutting, about 4 inches long
  • Rooting powder
  • Step-by-step rooting instructions
  • Curriculum and worksheets (emailed after purchase)

What kids will learn

Grades K–5

  • That some plants can grow from a piece of another plant, not only from seeds
  • The jobs of stems, leaves and roots
  • How to observe, measure and draw a plant's changes over time
  • How to care for a living thing with water, light and patience

Grades 6–12

  • Asexual propagation: why a cutting grows into a genetic copy of its parent tree
  • How rooting hormones (auxins) help a stem form new roots
  • Planning a fair test and controlling variables
  • Recording observations and data in a science journal

Curriculum and worksheets included

Every kit comes with curriculum and worksheets for your child's grade band. They are emailed to you after purchase, so you can print them at home or in the classroom.

Add-on: 2 pots, extra cutting & 2 growing mediums (+$10)

  • A second orange tree cutting
  • Two 3-inch peat moss pots
  • Two different types of soil, so kids can compare how each cutting does
  • Additional instructions for planting the cutting once roots appear

Join the community

Every kit comes with an invitation to our Facebook group, "Aardvark's Seed Planting For Little Hands," where kids and parents can get support with anything they need.

We have a 30-day return policy, which means you have 30 days after receiving your item to request a return.

To be eligible for a return, your item must be in the same condition that you received it, unworn or unused, with tags, and in its original packaging. You’ll also need the receipt or proof of purchase.

To start a return, you can contact us at aleksandr.gordon@gmail.com.

If your return is accepted, we’ll send you a return shipping label, as well as instructions on how and where to send your package. Items sent back to us without first requesting a return will not be accepted.

You can always contact us for any return question at aleksandr.gordon@gmail.com.