LUTHER BURBANK 



three inches of the bud, all buds being at the same 

 time removed except the one inserted the season 

 before. Thus the vigor of the tree is thrown into 

 the new bud, and by fall we usually have well 

 branched trees from 3 to 6 feet high, according 

 to soil and climate, from the single bud which was 

 placed in the seedling the preceding summer. 



Sometimes instead of allowing the buds to 

 remain dormant over winter they are placed on 

 the young seedling trees earlier in the season. 

 Fully ripened buds for such transplantation may 

 often be obtained in June or early in July. After 

 the bud is inserted, the tops of the young trees 

 are at once broken over at about half their height, 

 leaving only a piece of bark and a part of the 

 wood to continue circulation. If the whole top 

 is removed the result is failure. 



When the weather is moist or where irrigation 

 is practiced, the buds will often start out even 

 before they are fully united with the stock, though 

 there is a great difference in this respect. Some 

 varieties of hybrid Japan plums and even the 

 common French prune often make 3 to 6 feet 

 of growth the same season. 



These are called June buds by nurserymen. 

 When well grown they are excellent trees, as they 

 can be transplanted, leaving the whole root system 

 complete, whereas with trees two years old, some 



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