Chip budding is a

grafting Grafting or graftage is a horticultural technique whereby tissues of plants are joined so as to continue their growth together. The upper part of the combined plant is called the scion () while the lower part is called the rootstock. The succ ...

technique. A chip of wood containing a bud is cut out of scion with desirable properties (tasty fruit, pretty flowers, etc.). A similarly shaped chip is cut out of the rootstock, and the scion bud is placed in the cut, in such a way that the cambium layers match. The new bud is usually fixed in place using grafting tape. Chip budding can be done in mid- to late summer, unlike most grafting which takes place in the early spring. Depending on sap flow, the bud may not begin growing until the following spring, though you can determine if the grafting succeeded before that by seeing whether the bud swells or shrivels.https://simpson.ca.uky.edu/files/reproducing_fruit_trees_by_graftage_budding_and_grafting.pdf The next spring, all other shots than that from the scion bud are removed, which will then become the source for the new top of the plant. File:Rose chip budding, right after grafting.jpg, Chip budding of a rose File:Rose chip budding, after 5 days.jpg, 5 days later, the bud shoots through the parafilm protection File:Rose chip budding, after 7 days.jpg, 7 days later File:Rose chip budding, after 10 days.jpg, 10 days later

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chip budding part 2
- Demonstration of chip budding by Stephen Hayes Horticultural techniques Plant reproduction Asexual reproduction Agronomy {{botany-stub