SIDE WHIP GRAFTING 



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chardists to buy their stock already grafted and only re- 

 quires two years in the developing of nursery trees ready 

 for the orchard. For this work the whole root grafts are 

 made in two grades, depending on whether the No. 1 or 

 No. 2 seedlings are used. In both of these the root would 







1 2 3 



FIG. 42. Whip Root Grafts. 1. Whole Root Branched. 

 Root. 3. Whole Root Straight. 



2. Piece 



be cut back to eight inches and the cion to five, making 

 a thirteen-inch graft. For piece root grafts, it is custom- 

 ary to use a four-inch root with a six-inch cion which has 

 been found to give the best results. Prices for whip grafts 

 range from $3.50 a thousand for the piece root to $6.00 

 for whole root work. 



Side Whip Grafting. This is the only other graft of 



