Budding Or Grafting In Orange Orchard

Categories: Fruit Growing

I have land now ready to be planted to oranges, but it is impossible for

me to buy the necessary budded stock now or even later this year. Would

you advise me to plant the "sour stock" as it comes from the nursery and

have it budded or crown-budded later? Are there any real objections to

this method, and, if so, what are they?



It is perfectly feasible to plant sour-stock seedlings and to graft them

afterward to whatever variety of oranges you desire to grow, but it is

undoubtedly better to pay a pretty good price for budded trees of the

kind you desire rather than incur the delay and the irregular growth of

young trees budded or grafted in the field. There is also danger of an

irregular stand from accidental injuries to new growth started in the

field without the protection which it finds in the nursery row.