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130 THE NURSERY-MANUAL
off just above the bud, in order to throw the entire force of the
plant into the bud. The stock is generally, and preferably
cut ofl twice. The first cutting leaves the stub 4 or 5 inches
long above the bud. This cutting is made as soon as the stocks
begin to show an) signs of activity. Two weeks later, or
when the bud has begun to grow (the
shoot having reached the length of an
inch or two), the stock is again cut of? a
half inch above the bud (Fig. 142). A
greater proportion of buds will usually
grow if this double heading-in is done, in
outdoor conditions, than if the stock is
cut back to the bud. at the first operation.
Sometimes the stub of the stock is cut
long to serve as a stake to which to tie
the bud, preventing it from blowing out
and keeping it straight. Fig. 143 shows
this at 3 ; and the total removal of the
FIG. 142. Cutting off stub is shown at 3. (Peck, Cornell.)
the stock.
If the root is strong a.nd the soil good,
the bud will grow 2 to G feet the first year, depending much on
the species. All sprouts should be kept rubbed off the stock,
and the bud should be trained to a single stem. In weak
and crooked growers, the new shoot must be tied, and some
propagators in such cases cut off the stock 5 or. 6 inches above
the bud and let it serve as a sta.ke to which to tie (3, Fig.
143) ; but this operation is too expensive to be employed on
common fruit-trees. The stock, of course, must not be allowed
to grow. Late in the season the stock is cut down
close to the bud. Peaches and some other fruits are sold
after having made one season’s growth from the bud, but
pea.rs, apples, and most other trees are not often sold until the
second or third year.
“ June-budding” is a term applied to the budding of stocks