Special grafting technique; see under Occulation pruning.
Also known as eyeletting, this is a very old form of grafting that was already known in antiquity and is derived from the Latin term "oculus" (eye). It is mainly used for roses and fruit trees, rarely also for vines. An eye (bud) is cut flat from the scion at a length of approx. one to two centimetres for roses and approx. three to four centimetres for fruit. A T-shaped cut is...
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