. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. 16 The Bulletin. plants. It can be employed in grafting on the stem or root. A deep oblique incision is made into the root of stem (Fig. 22 [2]). The scion should be about four inches long with the lower end cut wedge-shaped (Fig. 22 [1]). It is then pushed into the incision (Fig. 22 [3]). The union is wrapped with gi'afting cord. It is also well to cover it with grafting w^ax if the union is above the ground. Bridge-grafting. â This method of grafting is employed in bridging over or closing up wound
. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. 16 The Bulletin. plants. It can be employed in grafting on the stem or root. A deep oblique incision is made into the root of stem (Fig. 22 [2]). The scion should be about four inches long with the lower end cut wedge-shaped (Fig. 22 [1]). It is then pushed into the incision (Fig. 22 [3]). The union is wrapped with gi'afting cord. It is also well to cover it with grafting w^ax if the union is above the ground. Bridge-grafting. â This method of grafting is employed in bridging over or closing up wounds on the trunks of trees. The bark is trimmed off smoothly into the healthy tissue, on each end and side of the wound (Fig. 23 [1]). With a chisel an oblique cut is made into the bark at each end of the wound; if the wound is large, of course a number of incision? must be made. Cut the scions two inches longer than the length of the wound; sharpen each end wedge-shape and insert each end into the incision at the ends oflFiG. 22âside grafting of plum. the wound (Fig. 23 [2] ). Sometimes thel^2! stock showing'wide Cut. ^â »,Jâ £ ; â¢_!â 11 'â ^- Scion and Stock in Place Ready ends 01 each scion are simply pushed uu- for Tying. der the, bark; scions from one- quarter to one-half an inch in diameter are best. The ends of the wound should then be firmly wrapped with grafting cloth to hold the scions in place. Instead of grafting cloth any strong cloth may be used, but gi'afting wax should b6 poured over the bandage. The scions will soon unite with the edges of the wound and with each other, closing up the entire Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original North Carolina. Dept. of Agriculture. Raleigh : State Board of Agriculture
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