budwood

American  

[buhd-wood] / ˈbʌdˌwud /

Horticulture.

1. a shoot of a plant bearing buds suitable for bud grafting.

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Etymology

Origin of budwood

bud ¹ + wood ¹

Example Sentences

Moreover, the five parent trees used as a source of budwood differed among themselves in the capacity of their buds to grow when placed on comparable lots of stocks.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947 by Northern Nut Growers Association

On walnut I use only the current season's growth of wood for budwood, and it must be reasonably well matured.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Then when the petioles have dropped and a well-healed scar has formed, the budwood may be cut and the buds inserted and tied as in ordinary shield budding.

From The Philippine Agricultural Review Vol. VIII, First Quarter, 1915 No. 1 by Various

I do practically all of my nursery propagating by budding, and one of the most essential things is to have favorable sap conditions in budwood as well as in stocks.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Occasionally dormant budwood taken in winter is held in cold storage until the bark of the stock slips in the spring.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association