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Making a new branch grow

20 years ago

I've looked everywhere but can't find how exactly, to make a branch ,where there is not one, on a young fruit or other tree by wounding a small area about an inch above an existing bud?

I've taken out small slices here and there, in that way, from various uneven looking fruit trees, but so far no joy.

How please does one do this?

Thank-you!

This is such a wonderful site isn't it?

SuefromUk now in Maryland.

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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9
20 years ago
A small slice going through the cambium layer just above the bud you wish to grow is the method. This should be done just before the tree comes out of the dormant period. You can also buy a tapered drill that will allow you to insert a scion into a area of a trunk needing a branch for tree balance. Look for it from Lee Valley Tools. Al
eldo1960
20 years ago
Is this a question about grafting, or about somehow causing a new branch to appear by wounding an existing branch? I find this interesting.
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