HOW MAY I DO IT, TOO ; GRAFTING 



If cut back to where the branches are thicker 

 the tree receives too great a shock, the grafts 

 do not take hold as well and the tree forms 

 a close, bunchy head which is not ornamental 

 or profitable. Graft the branches where you 

 wish them to grow to form a new top, leave 

 many twigs and smaller and unimportant 

 branches to keep the sap up until the grafts 

 have one season's growth. All suckers near 

 the grafts should be pulled off as soon as 

 they appear. It is very important, after 

 grafting, to watch and cut back a part of the 

 new growth early in the season, else the wind 

 may get too great a leverage and break out 

 the grafts before fully healed over. It is also 

 often best to reinforce them for a while with 

 a small twig or stick tightly tied to the old 

 branch and lightly tied to the new growth." 



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