Graftage and Budding

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Graftage and Budding

• Graftage - inserting a part of one plant into or
  on another so that they can unite and continue
  growth as a single plant
• Stock - basal part of the grafted plant
• Scion - detached shoot with more then one bud.
  The upper part of a graft

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Graftage and Budding

• Plants that are generally grafted include
• Apples Crabapples
• Pears
• Peach
• Plums
• Citrus
• Roses
• Some maples
• Tree peonies

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Graftage and Budding

• Why graft??
• An alternative way if other methods dont work
• To dwarf scion growth (fruit trees)
• To repair injured trees
• To shorten time to flowering
• Ornamental selections/novelties
• Improve insect and disease resistance
• Improve heat/salt tolerance

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Cleft graft
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Saddle graft
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Side or veneer graft
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Whip and Tongue graft
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Patch budding
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Patch budding
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Patch budding
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Patch budding
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T-budding
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T-budding
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T-budding
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T-budding
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T-budding
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Most fruit trees are budded
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Tree peonies
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Problems with grafting

• Suckering from roots
• Graft incompatibility

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