top grafting

noun Horticulture.

grafting in the top, as of a tree, in order to replace existing branches with those of a more desired variety or form.

Origin of top grafting

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby top grafting

topgallant, topgallant forecastle, topgallant mast, topgallant sail, top gear, top grafting, top gun, tophaceous, tophaceous gout, tophamper, top hat

Example sentences from the Web for top grafting

The most important factor in the top-grafting of an old tree is the shaping of the top.
The Nursery Book|Liberty Hyde Bailey
The top-grafting of large trees is an important operation, and there are many men who make it a business.
The Nursery Book|Liberty Hyde Bailey
It is particularly adapted to large stocks and is the method universally employed for top-grafting old trees.
The Nursery Book|Liberty Hyde Bailey
Free from blight and apparently valuable as a stock for top-grafting.
The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick

Cleft-grafting is often employed for other purposes than the 88 top-grafting of old trees.
The Nursery Book|Liberty Hyde Bailey

单词	top grafting
释义	top grafting noun Horticulture. grafting in the top, as of a tree, in order to replace existing branches with those of a more desired variety or form. Origin of top grafting First recorded in 1895–1900 Words nearby top grafting topgallant, topgallant forecastle, topgallant mast, topgallant sail, top gear, top grafting, top gun, tophaceous, tophaceous gout, tophamper, top hat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for top grafting The most important factor in the top-grafting of an old tree is the shaping of the top. The Nursery Book\|Liberty Hyde Bailey The top-grafting of large trees is an important operation, and there are many men who make it a business. The Nursery Book\|Liberty Hyde Bailey It is particularly adapted to large stocks and is the method universally employed for top-grafting old trees. The Nursery Book\|Liberty Hyde Bailey Free from blight and apparently valuable as a stock for top-grafting. The Pears of New York\|U. P. Hedrick Cleft-grafting is often employed for other purposes than the 88 top-grafting of old trees. The Nursery Book\|Liberty Hyde Bailey
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