Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-06

practice this natural method of propa-
cation.
Once having obtained a valuable va.
riety and wishing to multiply and per-
! petuate it, one of several methods now
In use must be resorted to for propa.
| cation. The methods more commonly
practlced in growing young apple trees
for planting in orchards are budding
and grating
With the apple, budding must be per
formed during the growing season
This operation consists in removing
bud from twig of the variety which
we wish to propagate and inserting it
beneath the bark Of the stock or young
Seeding tree we wish to change, and
this is then held in place by tying 1t
fast until the bud and the stock have
united Then, by forcing the sap and
consequent growth into this trans
planted bud by preventing all other
growth, we get new tree of the de-
sired variety This we call budding. 1t
is method of artifcially multiplying
desirable variety. The extent of this
multiplication is limited only by the
number of buds available
Keeping the Scions.
The main requisites for success in
budding are healthy, growing condl
ton of the stock on which the work is
to be done and certain state of ma
turity Of the buds The bark of the
stock must separate freely. so that the
bud may be- forced under IT without in
jury to the cambium layer of either
bud or stock. The bud sticks or scions
selected for summer budding should
be Of the current years growth and
should have well developed buds
When taken from the tree the leaves
must be cut off AT once. leaving only
short stub OF the leaf stem for con.
venicnce in handling during the opera.
tiOn They should be kept in fresh
condition by means of damp moss or a
wet cloth until used. and not more
than one or two scions should be with
drawn from the package at time
II ID iS desired 20 start the bud into
growth the same season It Is inserted
the budding should be done as early in
the season as well developed buds can
be obtained As soon as II is found
that the bud has united with the stock
or branch the material used to fasten
the bud In place must be removed and
the stock or branch cut back 10 within
a short distance from the bud to force
the growth OF the inserted bud.
Early June Budding.
This ls the kind OF budding more
commonly practiced among nursery.
men. the buds being inserted into the
stork rs late in the season a. the bark
Of the stock will separate freely to re
ceive IL In such Instances the bud
remains dormant through the follow
ing winter The following spring the
wrapping Is removed. and wherever the
buds appear sound the tops Of the
same manner a. Described for June
budding All buds on the stocks below
the one inserted should be rubbed on
as they start 10 grow The objection
To early or June budding Is that the
growth from such buds does not al
ways mature sufficiently In northern
sections 20 pass a severely cold winter
without injury
other important things 20 be eonsid- .
su'd in the propagation of apples IL
the different kinds % grafting splice.
tongue. rot and cleft Erafung. the
reCraftinc ~ hearing trees. the best .
way of Erafting wax. the best way % .
iOcatiug an orchard a. vel ~ a dis
cussion On sniis. viii be discussed On .
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