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

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

The work was done during the first week of September when the bark of both budwood and stock was slipping yet growth had slowed down to some extent.

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

Figure 14 shows budwood of the previous season's growth.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Mr. A. M. Burton, formerly superintendent of the Trinidad garden, Benguet, has forwarded fruits and budwood of the cabugao and other fruits.

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