Scion

Scion [ Horticulture ]	Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names

The upper part of the union of a graft

A scion is an unrooted portion of stem used to propagate a new plant containing almost a bud, taken from the desired plant which is then grafted onto the rootstock of another plant. The scion is usually an aerial plant part, often a branchlet or a single bud, that is grafted onto the root-bearing part of another plant (the understock). The scion holds the flowering or fruiting characteristics of the plant which is joined by grafting; the root stock enables it to grow quickly. Hence a grafted plant consists of a scion (above ground growth) and a rootstock (below the ground growth).

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