1. Graftage and Budding
Graftage - inserting a part of one plant into or on another so that they can unite and continue growth as a single plant
Stock - basal part of the grafted plant
Scion - detached shoot with more then one bud. The upper part of a graft

2. Graftage and Budding Plants that are generally grafted include:
Apples & Crabapples
Pears
Peach
Plums
Citrus
Roses
Some maples
Tree peonies

3. Graftage and Budding Why graft??
An alternative way if other methods don’t work
To dwarf scion growth (fruit trees)
To repair injured trees
To shorten time to flowering
Ornamental selections/novelties
Improve insect and disease resistance
Improve heat/salt tolerance

6. Cleft graft

9. Saddle graft

10. Side or veneer graft

11. Whip and Tongue graft

12. Patch budding

13. Patch budding

14. Patch budding

15. Patch budding

16. T-budding

17. T-budding

18. T-budding

19. T-budding

20. T-budding

21. Most fruit trees are budded

22. Tree peonies

23. Problems with grafting
Suckering from roots
Graft incompatibility