Grafting trees is a process that consists of uniting two or more different plants into one, with the aim of obtaining a new variety that will produce healthier, larger, and tastier fruit.
Almost all fruit tree varieties can be grafted, and these grafts are performed from the end of April to the beginning of September, so in most cases, buds will only emerge next spring.
If you want to start grafting a tree or are simply curious about how it's done, you should know that there are several grafting methods: budding, Chip Budding, Altoirea in eyes sleeping grafting with fragments of scion or mechanized grafting.
Regardless of the method used, grafting involves two elements: the rootstock - the plant onto which the scion is attached; and the scion - the part that is attached to the rootstock. We propose a simple method in just 6 steps:
Step 1
Select a scion from a healthy branch of the desired variety with a minimum diameter of 6 millimeters and two to three buds. The scion should be at least one year old. The ideal time to cut the scion is during winter when the tree is dormant.
Step 2
For grafting, use a clean and very sharp knife. Make a cut of approximately 2.5 centimeters, at a diagonal position, through the bark of the scion.
Step 3
Wrap the graft in a layer of wet moss, place it in a bag and store it in a cool place (cellar, or even refrigerator) until spring when you can graft the fruit tree.
Step 4
