dwarfing's Usage Examples:

"Partial starvation will sometimes effect this; hence the grafting of freegrowing fruit trees upon dwarfing stocks, as before alluded to, and also the " ringing " or girdling of fruit trees, i.

See the picture below which clearly shows how the apple tree has been grafted onto a dwarfing rootstock.

Do I need to prove we have an explosion of technological progress dwarfing the wildest dreams of any age?But summer pruning has been much extended since the introduction of restricted growth and the use of dwarfing stocks.

dwarfing rootstocks they are grown on restrict the vigor of the plants.

double flowers, phyllody of floral parts, contortions and fascinations, dwarfing, malformed leaves, 'c.

His sweater, jeans, and trench coat were all of high quality with his heavy boots dwarfing her feet as hers did Toby's.

The French Paradise is the best dwarfing stock for apples, and the quince for pears.

Partial starvation will sometimes effect this; hence the grafting of freegrowing fruit trees upon dwarfing stocks, as before alluded to, and also the " ringing " or girdling of fruit trees, i.

Do I need to prove we have an explosion of technological progress dwarfing the wildest dreams of any age?Lana looked over her shoulder at an explosion that seemed far too close.

Apples, for the same reason, are " worked " on the " paradise " or "doucin " stocks, which from their influence on the scion are known as dwarfing stocks.

Under the head of malformations we place cases of atrophy of parts or general dwarfing, due to starvation, the attacks of Fungi or minute insects, the presence of unsuitable food-materials and so on, as well as cases of transformation of stamens into petals, carpels into leaves, and so forth.

Fruit trees are grown on rootstocks which affect the growth and fruiting potential of the tree, with dwarfing rootstocks recommended for smaller gardens.

Synonyms:

overtop, overshadow, overlook, shadow, command, dominate,

Antonyms:

existent, nonexistent, host, parasite, sitter,