Archive image from page 31 of Cultivation of the apple in. Cultivation of the apple in Canada with descriptions and lists of varieties. cultivationofapp55davi Year: 1925 ( 28 Fig. 16.—Example of root-grafting. oefore the grafts are planted out, which is important. Whip- or tongue-grafting is the method usually employed. As only the root is required, the trunk and branches are cut off and thrown away. As there is but little advantage in using the whole root, it may be divided into several pieces, much depending on its size. Each piece should be at least four inches long. A smooth, sloping u
Archive image from page 31 of Cultivation of the apple in. Cultivation of the apple in Canada with descriptions and lists of varieties. cultivationofapp55davi Year: 1925 ( 28 Fig. 16.—Example of root-grafting. oefore the grafts are planted out, which is important. Whip- or tongue-grafting is the method usually employed. As only the root is required, the trunk and branches are cut off and thrown away. As there is but little advantage in using the whole root, it may be divided into several pieces, much depending on its size. Each piece should be at least four inches long. A smooth, sloping upward cut, about two inches long, is made across the main part of the root- most suited to receive the scion. The scion is prepared by cut- ting off a piece of the wood pro- cured for the purpose in the autumn from four to six inches long and with about three well- developed buds on it; a smooth, sloping cut downward and across it is now made of about the same length as that already made on the stock. Clefts are now made in the sloping sur- face of both scion and stock, in the former upward and in the latter downward. They are then joined together by forcing the tongue of the scion into the cleft of the stock. The inner bark or cambium of both scion and stock should be in contact with one another on at least one side of the graft, as it is at this point of contact where the union begins to take place. In order to ensure a speedy and successful union, waxed cotton thread is wound tightly around to hold the parts together. Amateurs are also advised to rub grafting wax all over where the two parts are joined, as with this treatment success is likely to be more certain. ' The operation having been completed, the grafts are packed away in moss or sawdust until spring. They are then planted out in nursery rows about three feet apart and one foot apart in the rows, the point of union being about three inches below the surface of the soil. The ground should then be kept thoroughly cu
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