Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-08-19
Budding.


Budding.
The SEASON. August Is the season for budd;no
fruit trees. With cherries and plums. and some.
times with apples and pears, one may begin in july.
and peaches do well in September The criterion
IN regard to the time is that the bud to be inserted
IS well formed and that the bark peels freely on
both the scion from which the bud Is taken, and
the stock into which il is inserted
The Stock. The mos; suitable stocks for bud.
ding are vigorous seedlings ia the second YEAR
Sometimes they are large enough the first season .
and peaches are generally So Budding, however.
succeeds well on trees OF any size
The BUDS. Cut twigs, as for grating. from
bearing trees, the growth of the present season.
and with buds well formed at the bottom Of
the ieai-stalk. Cut Off The leaves immediately
leaving the leaf-staiks TO handle the buds by.--
Choose twigs OF vigorous growth, from the end Of
bearing limbs. N
The PRocEss. Select smooth place in the
STOCK ('n small stocks. quito the ground) and
make perpendicular slit quite through the bark.
an inch long. Al the upper end OF the slit make
cut across il, extending say an eighth of an inch
on each side Of it, so to allow the bark TO peel
up freely TO admit the bud. Take your stick of
buds, and rejecting three four Of the lower ones,
enter your knife half an inch above a good bud.
and cut II out. with thin strip of wood saw half
an inch long, Immediately under the bud, bringing
The knife out half or three fourhs Of an inch below
the bud. Put this between your lips and with the
thin handle OF your budding knife, carefully raise
the bark where you have made your incisiou. -
Then take the bud by the leaEstalk and quickly
insert IT, entering II at the cross incsion and Dus
ing II downwards under the bark nearly its whole
length; or SO as to leave an eighth Of an inch
above the cross cut. Cut it off square with the
cross cut, and by gentle pressure upwards assure
yourself that the bark Of the stock and that of the
bud are in contact at the top. Tie it with moist
bass mating, corn husks, wooden yarn, or some.
thing of the sort, and the work is done.
AFTER TREATMENT. In about ten days it is gen.
orally necessary TO take off or loosen the ligature.
on account Of the swelling Of the stock; and by
that time the bud will have formed its connection
with the stock. In the spring. as soon as the bud
begins to SWELL the stock should be cut of two or
three inches above itj and il grows, it is some.
times necessary to tie the new shoot to the stump of
the stock 10 insure its upright growth AT mid
summer The stock may be cut off close.
-iir'f REMARKS f trl3t oi
l. The practice has been ill lately to take out
the narrow strip Of wood, which is cut off with the
bud. Some practice il still, and we think the work
is more neat and perfect where it is perfectly done
in that way In doing this, care must be taken that
the root Of the bud is left uninjured IT. after re-
moving the wood, there is a hole opposite the bud,
it is worthless, and must be thrown away The in.
serion Of the bud without removing the wood saves
this trouble. and is now the more general practice
in this country.
2 Care must be taken not TO injure the soft or.
ganzng matter under the bark of the stock, when
raising the bark, or pushing in the bud.
g. The work can be done with any knife that is
sharp enough. For raising the bark the operators
thumb nail viii generally answer. and needs only to
be placed at the slit, and pressed gently against its
sides near the top, at the same time raising the bark
from the wood.
g. In tying, the object is 10 keep the bark Of the
bud in contact with ihe soft organizing matter Of
the stock This is best done by using two ligaures,
10 tie it below and the other above the bud II
is better completely 10 cover the incison with the
ligatures, 10 exclude the air, leaving only the
bud and The leaEstalk exposed. In working some
kinds fplums, the Green Gage for instance il the
wood is taken out, is necessary TO adjust the
lgaiure that il shall be to press the root Of the
bud upon the stock. To insure the best success,
the burk Of the bud must be pressed equally upon
the stock its whole length, Too light binding.
however, may be fatal. .0
s. II is better to bud in cloudy weather, or in the
morning or evening, to avoid the drying influence
OF the midday sun. ah1 t4
@. Some recommend that buds be inserted on the
north side Of the stock for the sake Of shade 9th
ers on the south side. to insure rapid growth,
A more important point is, The form of the stock,
which often presents such a crook or inclination as
10 allow the insertion Of the bud so as to insure its
erect growth without farther trouble
z. Pears will grow budded on the apple, ounce,
thorn, or mountain ash. They cannot be relied on
10 thrive permanently, however, upon the apple or
ash. When worked upon the ounce or thorn they
come sooner into bearing. but are dwaried and not
so long-lived
II. From The Albany Cul,iya,or