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character of fruit. No doubt, many 

 growers have some particular tree in 

 their bearing orchard which is better 

 than all others, that is nearer their ideal. 

 By choosing grafting wood from this 

 tree, a young orchard may be grown as 

 near like it as is possible. There are 

 productive and unproductive trees in 

 every orchard, and the careful selection 

 of scions from productive trees will avail 

 much as means of building up a fruitful 

 orchard. 



In top-working j'oung trees it is a 

 common practice to set the trees where 

 they are to grow, and after the scaffold 

 limbs are well formed to graft or bud 

 into these the future tup. Some Eastern 

 men have advocated purchasing two- 

 year-old trees in the fall (trees in which 

 the head is already formed) to be grafted 

 o\'er indi)ors in December. In the West, 

 and especially on a large scale, this sys- 

 tem would hardl}' .seem practical. The 

 method of grafting in this case is whi]) 

 grafting. 



In grafting young trees in the field i'l 

 is probabi}' well to do it as early in the 

 life of a tree as possible. As soon as a 

 good strong framework can be secured 

 the tree is ready for top working. The 

 small size of the stubs make cleft graft- 

 ing difficult and kerf grafting almost out 

 of the question. Some growers, however, 

 report good success in cleft grafting 

 young trees after two j'cars' growth 

 from a yearling \\hi]i. In this case the 

 stubs must be bound with waxed cloth 

 or other material to hold the scion 



firmly, and then waxed as in cleft graft- 

 ing larger stubs. 



Another style of grafting, known as 

 whip grafting, is well adapted to working 

 these small stubs of young trees. The 

 process is well illustrated in Figure 6. 

 With this style of grafting it may be pos- 

 sible to set the scions after one year's 

 growth in the field, but it is doubtful 

 whether much time will be gained by 

 such practice. The scion should be as 

 near the size of the stub as possible, if 

 anything, a little smaller. The cambium 

 of the stock and scion is matched only 

 on one side, paying no attention to the 

 other. The joint should be well wrapped 

 with waxed cloth and, to be doubly sure 

 all air is excluded, may be painted over 

 with a warm wax. 



In grafting young trees it is a common 

 practice to remove all of the top, placing 

 scions in those arms one wishes to keep. 

 It is always well to work a few extra 



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