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Countering systemic bias">worldwide view</a> of the subject</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> You may <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Proplifting&action=edit">improve this article</a>, discuss the issue on the <a href="/wiki/Talk:Proplifting" title="Talk:Proplifting">talk page</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_wizard" title="Wikipedia:Article wizard">create a new article</a>, as appropriate.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">September 2021</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Practice of taking discarded plant material and propagating new plants from them</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Prop-lifting_sign.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Prop-lifting_sign.jpg/220px-Prop-lifting_sign.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Prop-lifting_sign.jpg/330px-Prop-lifting_sign.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Prop-lifting_sign.jpg/440px-Prop-lifting_sign.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a><figcaption>A sign at a garden center asking people not to proplift, which it defines as taking cuttings</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Succulents_(5023006106).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Succulents_%285023006106%29.jpg/220px-Succulents_%285023006106%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Succulents_%285023006106%29.jpg/330px-Succulents_%285023006106%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Succulents_%285023006106%29.jpg/440px-Succulents_%285023006106%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2576" data-file-height="1932" /></a><figcaption>Succulent leaves being propagated</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Proplifting</b> (sometimes written <b>prop-lifting</b><sup id="cite_ref-Meyer_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Meyer-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) is the practice of taking discarded plant material and <a href="/wiki/Plant_propagation" title="Plant propagation">propagating</a> new plants from them.<sup id="cite_ref-Wilson_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wilson-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-StarPhoenix_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarPhoenix-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some proplifters engage with the hobby as a form of self-administered <a href="/wiki/Horticultural_therapy" title="Horticultural therapy">horticultural therapy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Brooke_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brooke-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology_and_origin">Etymology and origin</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Proplifting&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology and origin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The word is a <a href="/wiki/Portmanteau" class="mw-redirect" title="Portmanteau">portmanteau</a> of 'propagate' and '<a href="/wiki/Shoplifting" title="Shoplifting">shoplifting</a>'.<sup id="cite_ref-Brooke_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brooke-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, this derivation is misleading as ethical proplifters are advised to seek permission first to take such floor sweepings.<sup id="cite_ref-Brooke_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brooke-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though much of the material would be thrown out, it is technically the property of the store or business where found. Also, ethical proplifting excludes the practice of removing leaves from living plants as such unauthorized removal is theft.<sup id="cite_ref-Wilson_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wilson-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term was coined by Sarina Daniels, the founder of the r/proplifting <a href="/wiki/Subreddit" class="mw-redirect" title="Subreddit">subreddit</a>, as a joke, while she was participating in r/Succulents in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-Brooke_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brooke-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Chapman_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chapman-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though what started as a joke quickly became an on-line community of dedicated practitioners that has surprised its founder.<sup id="cite_ref-Brooke_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brooke-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Even so, proplifting practitioners have been accused of being common thieves.<sup id="cite_ref-Brooke_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brooke-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-thieves_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thieves-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Practice">Practice</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Proplifting&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Practice"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Practitioners often gather fallen leaves of <a href="/wiki/Succulent_plant" title="Succulent plant">succulents</a> and other plants from the floors of <a href="/wiki/Big-box_store" title="Big-box store">big-box stores</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Nance_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nance-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Proponents state the practice rescues something that would otherwise go to waste, and gives the plants a new chance at life.<sup id="cite_ref-Brooke_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brooke-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also touted as much more economical than purchasing full-grown plants.<sup id="cite_ref-Brooke_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brooke-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some chains have even publicly approved of the practice.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Proplifting from smaller stores is discouraged as often these stores will propagate the material themselves.<sup id="cite_ref-Nance_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nance-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cutting_from_live_plants">Cutting from live plants</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Proplifting&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Cutting from live plants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Clipping off pieces of living plants for sale is a discouraged practice even among proponents of proplifting.<sup id="cite_ref-Duer_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Duer-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Nance_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nance-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This practice is becoming more common, and not just at large corporate chains.<sup id="cite_ref-Nance_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nance-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smaller stores also have lost revenue when they cannot sell plants that have been damaged by cutting,<sup id="cite_ref-Nance_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nance-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and even <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Botanic_Garden" title="San Diego Botanic Garden">San Diego Botanic Garden</a> was targeted by plant thieves cutting living plants.<sup id="cite_ref-Meyer_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Meyer-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Enthusiasts are strongly encouraged by the community not to clip live plants and to trade or buy rarer cuttings within the community instead.<sup id="cite_ref-Nance_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nance-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Duer_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Duer-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite communities of proplifters encouraging asking permission and discouraging cutting and outright theft, others see it as a <a href="/wiki/Slippery_slope" title="Slippery slope">slippery slope</a> from one to the other.<sup id="cite_ref-Chapman_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chapman-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legality">Legality</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Proplifting&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Legality"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some plants cannot be propagated legally at all, even if purchased. In the United States such actions may violate the <a href="/wiki/Plant_Patent_Act_of_1930" title="Plant Patent Act of 1930">Plant Patent Act of 1930</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Plant_Variety_Protection_Act_of_1970" title="Plant Variety Protection Act of 1970">Plant Variety Protection Act of 1970</a>. In the United States, there is no <a href="/wiki/Common_law" title="Common law">common law</a> <a href="/wiki/Expectation_of_privacy" class="mw-redirect" title="Expectation of privacy">expectation of privacy</a> for <a href="/wiki/Post-consumer_waste" title="Post-consumer waste">discarded materials</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> making the collection of plant material from garbage legal. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Proplifting&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 15em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Seed_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="Seed bombing">Seed bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plant_poaching" class="mw-redirect" title="Plant poaching">Plant poaching</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Orchid_Thief" title="The Orchid Thief">The Orchid Thief</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guerrilla_gardening" title="Guerrilla gardening">Guerrilla gardening</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dumpster_diving" title="Dumpster diving">Dumpster diving</a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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