. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 30 THE PECAN". ro'i ir BUDDING BY THE CHIP METHOD. Propafjation by chip budding is performed in the earl}^ spring or late in the dormant period. Because of being done at this season it is also known as " dormant " budding. AYith a sharp knife a down- ward cut is made below the bud on the bud stick to a depth of per- haps one-eightli of an inch. Raising the knife to a point above the bud a long down- ward cut is made which meets the lower end of the first cut and the bud is re- moved with a chip attached, as shown in figure 17. A sim
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 30 THE PECAN". ro'i ir BUDDING BY THE CHIP METHOD. Propafjation by chip budding is performed in the earl}^ spring or late in the dormant period. Because of being done at this season it is also known as " dormant " budding. AYith a sharp knife a down- ward cut is made below the bud on the bud stick to a depth of per- haps one-eightli of an inch. Raising the knife to a point above the bud a long down- ward cut is made which meets the lower end of the first cut and the bud is re- moved with a chip attached, as shown in figure 17. A similar chip is removed from the stock and the de- sired bud is put in its place. This should be carefully wrapped with such material as will hold the cam- bium layers of the stock and the bud firmly together on at least one side. Subsequent treat- ment similar to that already described for annular and patch budding should be given young trees propagated in this manner. Trees of the pecan species are difficult to propagate asexually; that is, neither buds nor scions " take'' with the readiness of ordi- nary fruit trees. The inexperienced operator, therefore, must ex- pect a very low percentage of living buds as the result of his first attempts. Skilled propagators, however, are now so successful that under favorable conditions the percentage of failures is no longer a matter of consequence. No attempt to bud pecans should be made on rainy days or in early mornings following heavy dews. Some nurserymen even go so far 251. £ Fig. 17.—Chip or "dormant " budding, a. The bud stick; b, the bud ready for insertion ; Cj the bud inserted in the matrix of the stock ; d, the bud securely tied in 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 United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils
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