1. Budding

2. Definition
Budding – a type of grafting in which the scion is reduced to a single bud with a thin shield of bark and wood.

3. Advantages Budding is fast
Budding makes maximum use of the scion wood (efficiency).

4. Method (in general) Bud is inserted into the understock.
Just like grafting – we have to line up the cambium!
The understock is later removed and a new top developed from the bud.

5. Methods (most common) T-budding Chip budding
Requires the bark to be “slipping”
Chip budding
Does not require the bark to be “slipping”

6. T-budding

18. Chip budding

27. Timing Late summer - T- budding or chip budding
Late winter before growth starts – chip budding only
June budding – May/June - T- budding or chip budding

28. Other methods Inverted T-budding Patch budding Change-purse budding
Double shield budding