rootstock

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In 1847, an enslaved man known only as Antoine invented a way to graft pecan trees, melding the scion of one pecan tree to the rootstock of another for easy propagation.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2022

The team tested how much 'torture' pistachio and walnut rootstock can withstand by placing them under drought stress.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2022

In other states, efforts to ban the trees have faced resistance from the plant industry, researchers said, given how much nurseries rely on their hardiness in using it as rootstock.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2021

Winzeler and Wenk grafted more than 500 scions of rootstock at the start of the season, of which two-thirds took.

From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2021

The plants, of which two or three usually grow from a creeping rootstock, generally stand where some moisture seeps out.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth