How to propagate trees by chip budding in late summer
Chip budding is a common way to propagate fruit trees in late summer or early fall. We take fresh cuttings from this year's growth on a parent tree, and splice a "chip" with a single dormant bud into an existing rootstock. The following year, new growth will emerge at the beginning of the growing season. Any rootstock growth is cut off to allow the bud from the desired variety to grow into a whole new tree.