Fig. 13. Bud stick of present season's growth. The three lower, or basal, buds are best.
Fig. 14. Bud sticks of previous season's growth.
The different steps in the operation of patch budding are briefly as follows:
1st operation. Making parallel cuts on stock. See Figure 2.
2d operation. Making vertical cut to remove bark from stock. See Figure 3.
3d operation. Loosening patch on stock. See Figure 4.
4th operation. Making parallel cuts on bud stick. See Figure 5.
5th operation. Making vertical cut to remove bud patch from bud stick. See Figure 6.