top grafting
nounHorticulture.
grafting in the top, as of a tree, in order to replace existing branches with those of a more desired variety or form.
Origin of top grafting
1First recorded in 1895–1900
Words Nearby top grafting
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How to use top grafting in a sentence
This is particularly the case in stock-grafts and in renewing an orchard by top-grafting.
American Pomology | J. A. WarderThe top grafting method shown is easy and sure if you have "the know-how and skill."
Walnut Growing in Oregon | VariousCleft-grafting is often employed for other purposes than the 88 top-grafting of old trees.
The Nursery Book | Liberty Hyde BaileyFree from blight and apparently valuable as a stock for top-grafting.
The Pears of New York | U. P. HedrickBudding is sometimes employed the same as top-grafting for changing over the top of an old tree from one variety to another.
The Nursery Book | Liberty Hyde Bailey
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