whip graft

American  

noun

Horticulture.

1. a graft prepared by cutting both the scion and the stock in a sloping direction and securing them by tying or taping.

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whip graft British  

noun

1. horticulture a graft made by inserting a tongue cut on the sloping base of the scion into a slit on the sloping top of the stock

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Etymology

Origin of whip graft

First recorded in 1665–75

Example Sentences

Modes of Grafting.—The only two modes of grafting that I shall recommend for the chestnut are the splice or whip graft, and the cleft or wedge graft.

From The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States by Fuller, Andrew S.

The side graft and the whip graft are the forms most used.

From Dwarf Fruit Trees Their propagation, pruning, and general management, adapted to the United States and Canada by Waugh, F. A.

QUESTION: In the case of smaller grafts, what would be your objection to the use of the ordinary whip graft?

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Prof. Close: Do you whip graft or cleft graft?

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920 by Northern Nut Growers Association

An attempt will be made next spring to whip graft the trees that did not set buds this summer.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. September 26, 27 and 28 1923 by Northern Nut Growers Association