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BIGGIE ORCHARD BOOK 



BRIDGE 

 GRAFTING 



far enough to bring the growing parts together. The 

 bark is then securely bound and wax is used as in cleft 

 grafting. It is an excellent method for grafting large 

 limbs, as it injures the stock less than cleft grafting. 

 Bridge grafting, so-called, is merely 

 a method for saving a girdled tree. 

 Several upright scions are inserted in 

 the bark, at top and bottom, thus fur- 

 nishing bridges or connec- 

 tions through which the sap 

 can flow. A good coating of grafting wax 

 is then applied. If all goes well, the tree 

 grows a new bark on the girdled part. The 

 illustration explains the operation fully. 

 Crown grafting refers 

 merely to a grafting opera- ROOT 

 tion (any style) performed GRAFTING 

 on the stem at or near the surface of 

 the ground. 



Root grafting means the insertion 

 of a graft in a stock which is entirely 

 a root. 



Saddle grafting is plainly shown 



Fi &' L 



Shield grafting: 

 very thin, as in bark grafting, 

 and is inserted under the 

 bark of the stock as a bud 

 is inserted in the process of 

 budding, and is firmly bound 

 in place with waxed cord or 

 raffia. SHIELD GRAFTING 



FIG. I. SADDLE 



GRAFTING 



The scion is cut 



