Cloning a flowering plant

Is there any truth in that you can clone a flowering female. My buddy has a "keeper" as he calls it, but didn't take any clones before flowering. Now the plant is in week 8 (including 2 week transition), so really week 6.

I told him to just proceed onward to harvest day, leave a branch on and flip back to veg cycle.
He insisting that you can clone a late flowering plant.

Any advice is appreciated. Thanks

Yes you can root them in flower but the later it is the more difficult it is to get roots, I'd use air layering for that reason but I'd also allow for re vegging the plant like you suggested.

I've a few pics here related to air layering the orange one was circa 60 days in flower.

Star Dog said:

Yes you can root them in flower but the later it is the more difficult it is to get roots, I'd use air layering for that reason but I'd also allow for re vegging the plant like you suggested.

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Thanks.
Yeah I figured harvest is only a few weeks out and if the clone does root, it'll take at least that long. Why not just leave it on the original root stock and reveg.

Woedae said:

Thanks.
Yeah I figured harvest is only a few weeks out and if the clone does root, it'll take at least that long. Why not just leave it on the original root stock and reveg.

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That can be harder sometimes and slower to bounce back be my guess

conor c said:

That can be harder sometimes and slower to bounce back be my guess

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?? The rooted clone or branch left on original rootstock??

Star Dog said:

Yes you can root them in flower but the later it is the more difficult it is to get roots, I'd use air layering for that reason but I'd also allow for re vegging the plant like you suggested.

I've a few pics here related to air layering the orange one was circa 60 days in flower.
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60 days is pretty hardcore. Congrats!

Star Dog said:

Yes you can root them in flower but the later it is the more difficult it is to get roots, I'd use air layering for that reason but I'd also allow for re vegging the plant like you suggested.

I've a few pics here related to air layering the orange one was circa 60 days in flower.
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That's really cool! Is this something that's possible in late flower? Like 8 weeks into 12/12
Also, what's with the twist tie?