CHAPTER VI. 

 BUDDING AND GRAFTING. 



BUDDING. 



Propagation by budding consists in placing a bud of the 

 desired variety bearing little or no wood under the bark of 

 the stock, in such a way that the cambium layer of the bud 

 and the stock are in apposition. The bud is a branch bud 

 attached to a small piece of bark. The stock is the part 

 of the plant on which the bud is placed. The bark of the 

 stock is closed over the bud in some cases. In other cases 

 the bark is removed entirely, and the bud is tied firmly to 

 the stock. If the operation is successful the bud and the 

 stock will fuse together and in due time the bud will grow 

 and make a new plant. 



Time to Bud. — The proper time to do budding varies 

 greatly with the locality as ■well as with the plant. It is 

 very important when budding to select a season of the year 

 when the plant is not growing too rapidly, in order that 

 strangulation of the bud will not take place. Strangulation 

 is caused when an abundance of sap is present in the plant 

 tissue and after the incision is made for the bud the wound 

 bleeds profusely. When the bud is placed in the incision on 

 the stock, the flowing out of the sap is so great that it prevents 

 the bud from uniting to the stock, and in many cases it is 

 washed out of place. 



Budding is performed during the growing season, but at a 

 time when the plant is not too actively growing. Aim to 

 select a time when the growth is on its down path after its 

 zenith has been reached, and when the plant is beginning 

 to prepare itself for the winter. In some sections of the North 

 budding is usually performed during July, August, or early 



