How to graft an apple tree? Tutorial on how to graft an apple tree

Many people have heard that apple trees need to be grafted, but do you know how to graft apples? In fact, grafting apple trees is also a technical job. Today I will introduce some knowledge in this area so that everyone can have a preliminary understanding of how apples are grafted.

How to Graft an Apple Tree

1. Time for grafting apple trees

When grafting apple trees, timing is very important. It is usually done between June and August or in spring from March to April. Grafting of apple trees can be divided into two types: tooth grafting and branch grafting. The scion for bud grafting is mostly a tooth bud. This type of grafting needs to be done between June and August, because only in this time can the scion grow well and the success rate of grafting will be relatively higher.

2. How to choose scion for apple

When grafting apple trees, the selection of scion is also very important. You should choose fruit trees that are strong, productive, of good quality and free of pests and diseases. Select new branches with full buds from the outside of their crowns as scions. In addition, after selecting good scions, you need to cut them off, insert them into buckets or basins of water, and cultivate them for about two days, which will increase the grafting survival rate.

3. The correct method of grafting apple trees

There are many different methods for grafting apple trees. T-bud grafting, budding grafting, cut grafting and cleft grafting are all very common, but T-bud grafting is the most reasonable grafting method. When grafting, you can first cut a cross-section of about one centimeter between the scion and the middle, and then let its depth reach the wood part, and then make the same cut below the bud, and then connect the two together and fix them with plastic film.