Budding
/BUD-ing/✂️ Propagation●● Intermediate
Also known as: bud grafting, T-budding, chip budding
Budding is a specialized form of grafting where a single vegetative bud (budwood) with a small shield of bark tissue is inserted into a T-shaped cut in the rootstock bark. The bud unites with the rootstock's cambium and grows into a new shoot. T-budding and chip budding are the most common techniques. Budding is widely used to propagate roses, fruit trees, and ornamental trees commercially.
Etymology
From Old English budda (beetle, bud) + -ing (action suffix)
Example
“The nursery T-budded disease-resistant rootstock with scion buds from the desired apple cultivar.”