Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03
BUDDING
some Familiar and Interesting sugges-
tions with Respect to the Practice.

some Familiar and Interesting sugges-
tions with Respect to the Practice.
There are two requirements which
make budding easy and successful and
any person may learn the operation in
FIVE minutes II he is handy with tools.
These two indispensable requirements
are thrifty stock from which the bark
will lift or peel quite freely, aud suffi-
ciently ripened buds The most adroit
and ingenious man in the world can not
make a bud live on a stock which is not
growing freely, and from which the
bark does not freely separate Some
years ago we examined nursery rows a
few weeks after the young trees had
been budded. Most Of the trees had
taken successfully. A few, here and
there, had three buds inserted, aud
these were all dead. The bark on the
stocks not lifting freely, the budder had
set these buds to make the matter sure,
but no did not succeed under a dry ad.
herring bark. The operator must watch
the trees, and bud them when in the
right condition, which usually varies in
time with different kinds OF fruit. CON-
monty the cherry must be budded first,
as il ceases growing earlier in the sea
son than other trees. As soon as the
shoots on the stocks begin TO show that
their terminal buds are forming. and that
growth will soon cease or become less
vigorous. no tme IS 10 be lost. And the
work can not be done much earlier. as
the buds will not have sufficiently rip
ened. There should be enough wood
cut OF with the bud to make il insert
firmly, and no more. Using a sharp
knife Is Of course necessary. and the
ligature must be drawn just tight
enough to bring the face OF the inserted
bud in close contact with the wood OF
the stock but not cutting in nor brus-
ing it Any person with a far amount
Of common sense will know just how
tight 10 draw 1t.
Sometimes cherry stocks will con
tinus TO grow some weeks later than
the average, aud. IN this case, they may
be budded correspondingly later The
usual time for budding the cherry Is
about the middle or last half Of July;
but with rank growing stocks we have
succeeded near the end Of August. The
plum usually requires nearly a. early
budding as the cherry; tho apple and
the pear may be bulded later. varying
with the Gme that free growth ceases.
Last Of all, and frequently during the
first half OF September, the operation is
performed on the peach, and with the
pear on ounce. But II the growth Is
not free, or the soil not rich enough TO
keep up strong growth. the work mus I
be done on the peach aud ounce in Au-
gust
Success depends on the ripeness Of
the buds When they are not fully
mature, as often with the first buddsd
cherrieG II Is advisable 10 cut little
deeper into the scion. so as to cut out a
thicker slice Of wood. In cutting sclons
from the tree tho variety OF which we
wish TO propagate. select those shoots
which are the ripest or most mature. II
they have formed a terminal bud, all
the buds they furnish will be sufficient
~ mature; but II the terminal bud i
not formed. then the ripebt only are n
be chosen from the lower half OF the
shoot II often happens that the lower
shoots on the tree from which they are
cut are ripest, having ceased growth,
when the central and upper shoots are
still pushing upward.
budding need not be confined n
| fruitA The same requirements will APP
I ply 10 ornamental trees and shrubs, and
l the same success will attend the opera
ton II performed with varieties OF the
same species, OF between different
species which are nearly allied. - CoHH.
try Gentleman