Part 4 Of Gardening Techniques
Guest Article by Stephen Drummonsy Grafting And Budding: A graft is a union between two plants, the roots and lower stem of one plant (which is known as the ‘stock’ or ‘root stock’) uniting with the shoot of another plant (the scion), so that they grow together as one. The main role of grafting in horticulture is the propagation of trees and shrubs where one or more of the following difficulties prevent easier means of producing planting material. Varieties which root slowly or not at all from cuttings or by layering. Varieties which do not seed. Varieties which do...
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