SPLICE GRAFTING 



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(Fig. 126 d.) This is left for one or two weeks during 

 which time the bud sets. The tape is then cut to prevent 

 girdling. 



A bud inserted in late summer remains dormant until 

 the following spring. After it begins to grow in the spring, 

 the stock should be cut just above the bud that the growth 

 of the bud may be accelerated and the wound quickly 

 healed over. (Fig. 126 e.) All suckers and water sprouts 

 should be kept pruned off. 



Splice Grafting. Splice grafting is a form of scion 

 grafting used to unite small scions and stocks of nearly the 



Fig. 126. Steps in the process of budding. 



same size. The base of the scion is trimmed with an even 

 diagonal cut and the stock is cut in a similar manner. The 

 two are then placed together so that the cambium layer 

 of one is in contact with the cambium layer of the other, 

 at least along one side of the union, and the graft is bound 

 tightly with soft string, waxed cloth, or grafting cord to 

 hold the two parts in place. This is the simplest graft to 

 make but it does not hold so well as some other forms. 



