Any extra bud that starts growing from the stem of the stock plant is removed. Examples: roses and fruit trees like peaches. Budwood is a stick with several buds on it that can be cut out and used for bud grafting. It is a common method of propagation for

in nurseries. Since most fruit trees do not come true from seed, vegetative or asexual propagation must be used. Cuttings from the majority of fruit trees are usually difficult to root; therefore, graftage is the most efficient means of reproducing them.

My favorite technique for bud grafting citrus trees is the chip bud. T-budding seems to be the most common method for budding citrus, but I have found many advantages in using the chip bud rather than the T-bud. With the T-bud, it is important that the ba