top grafting

grafting in the top, as of a tree, in order to replace existing branches with those of a more desired variety or form.

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First recorded in 1895–1900

The most important factor in the top-grafting of an old tree is the shaping of the top.
The Nursery Book|Liberty Hyde Bailey
The top-grafting of large trees is an important operation, and there are many men who make it a business.
The Nursery Book|Liberty Hyde Bailey
It is particularly adapted to large stocks and is the method universally employed for top-grafting old trees.
The Nursery Book|Liberty Hyde Bailey
Free from blight and apparently valuable as a stock for top-grafting.
The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick

Cleft-grafting is often employed for other purposes than the 88 top-grafting of old trees.
The Nursery Book|Liberty Hyde Bailey