The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
583 
A Long Experience in Grafting 
Noticing on page 25S an article on 
grafting grapes, and articles in other ag¬ 
ricultural papers on the subject of live 
tree braces, this communication is sent to 
you as a matter of possible interest. The 
three pictures show different views of an 
apple tree braced nine years ago in April, 
and the unions were all tight and perfect 
in the Fall of same year. The original 
tree was a Black Ben sent from a nur¬ 
sery which “made a mistake” in variety 
ordered. The tree was also defective in 
that the crotch was very bad, the three 
limbs starting at same point without an 
’Northwest Side 
interval of trunk. In the first place, as 
the variety was not wanted, the three 
limbs were cut off about 6 in. below the 
lowest brace, and another variety grafted 
in place on each limb. These grafts all 
“took” and grew finely. The second year 
after grafting the question of bracing, to 
save both crotches, came up, and the six 
braces were put in as you see in the pic¬ 
tures. The man in the pictures is there 
simply to show height from the ground 
at which braces are placed. His height 
is 5 ft. 9 in. 
These braces, as you will observe, are 
all put in on an angle as related to the 
point where they started to grow from 
the tree, which angle makes due allow¬ 
ance for the upward flow of the sap. and 
the reverse flow to lay down another 
layer of expansive growth around the 
wound. This is all accomplished during 
the growing season, and the union is 
North Side 
complete and healed over and tight by 
November or earlier, when the wax is re¬ 
moved and the tie is cut off. 
The whole process is done by making 
an inverted T incision through the bark 
and laying back the flaps, sharpening the 
end of the growing twig on one side only, 
then pushing the cut side up under the 
bark, drawing the flaps over the bark 
side of twig, tying tight with heavy wool¬ 
en stocking yard and waxing thoroughly. 
The stocking yarn is drawn as tight as 
possible, and is used because it will not 
stretch after it is tied tight, but must be 
watched closely when sap flows freely, so 
as to be relieved if the swelling and en- 
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