whip graft

noun

, Horticulture.

1. a graft prepared by cutting both the scion and the stock in a sloping direction and securing them by tying or taping.

whip graft

noun

1. horticulture a graft made by inserting a tongue cut on the sloping base of the scion into a slit on the sloping top of the stock

Word History and Origins

Origin of whip graft¹

First recorded in 1665–75

Example Sentences

The side graft and the whip graft are the forms most used.

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Modes of Grafting.—The only two modes of grafting that I shall recommend for the chestnut are the splice or whip graft, and the cleft or wedge graft.

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QUESTION: In the case of smaller grafts, what would be your objection to the use of the ordinary whip graft?

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If a man has found that he can put on one graft more quickly, that he has a technic that gives him speed, which is one of the essentials of grafting, if you can put on the whip graft quicker than I can put the other on, do it.

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An attempt will be made next spring to whip graft the trees that did not set buds this summer.

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