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GENERAL SCIENCE 



sufficiently so that the bud can be put in position. After 

 the bud starts to grow the top of the tree is cut off just 

 above the bud. Since there is a large system of roots 

 made by one season's growth in the soil, the new bud will 



PROPAGATION OF APPLE TREES 



1. Seedling one year old, grown from seed 

 trees propagated on seedlings. The process of 

 budding apple, pear, plum, and cherry is the 

 same as the peach except that seedling, instead 

 of seed, is planted in nursery rows and the bud 

 is usually grown two years instead of one. 



2. Apple scions for grafting on seedling roots. 

 Scions are taken off when trees are dormant in 

 the fall. 



3. Splice of tongue or whip graft. 



4. Graft and root united. Bark of scions 

 and root should make perfect union. Grafting 

 is usually done by a nurseryman in January 

 and February and placed in storage for spring 

 planting. 



5. A. One year old apple from graft, show- 

 ing growth of both top and roots. B. Two 

 year old apple from graft, showing two years 

 growth of top and roots. 



be well supplied with food, hence it will grow rapidly. 

 Budding is used by fruit growers more extensively than 

 grafting. 



244. Transplanting Many plants can be grown 

 on a very small area while they are young or mere 



