Grafter
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Idioms, Encyclopedia.
)
Grafter, German engraving of 1855 (Pomologische Monatshefte)
A grafter, or grafting knife, is a garden tool used for grafting fruit trees. The grafter is usually in the form of a small knife made of thin metal. It allows for an incision to be made on the branches or trunk of the rootstock for the insertion of the graft.
This article is copied from an article on Wikipedia® - the free encyclopedia created and edited by its online user community. The text was not checked or edited by anyone on our staff. Although the vast majority of Wikipedia® encyclopedia articles provide accurate and timely information, please do not assume the accuracy of any particular article. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License.