This was such an informative video. I bought a meyer lemon tree today and while talking to the woman she casually said that it's been grafted. I came home to look up what she meant because I don't think I knew exactly what that was. Thanks for all of your help. You seem to have full knowledge on the subject. What a great find. Thumbs up!
I watched this video & used this graft 2 years ago and had 90% success! I did apples, plums & pears. Also, its soo cool to have Sammy Hagar teach me this. Thanks for the coolest grafting video on yootoob
I never thought it was so easy to graft trees. I am learning how to clone apple trees. Your video showed me how easy it is. I will try it soon with some root stock I am planning to grow. Thank you for showing me how to graft.
Many thanks, a perfect example of a howto video, audio and video clear, very well presented with lots of useful information. I would love to see any more you might make on this or other fruit/veg/permaculture etc subjects
+stephencarlsbad so it looks like he is saying Oct is the best time, or at least that's when he put the video on,, what time are you saying is the best?? no one has given any definite dates, just "this time" he also said that he just went out and cut the scions off, I always thought they were supposed to be cut off when the tree is dormant
dave12546. I recommend grafting in May in the mid Atlantic where I live. You want the mother tree to be leafing out, and you won't hit any hot dry spells and risk the scion wood drying out. Speaking of scion wood, be sure that the scion wood is still dormant.
Just started to buy apple trees, this was very informative. Some of the other ones on youtube are just too much work. This one looks very easy. Thanks for the video.
Great video. Thanks for sharing! I personally use the budding rubber bands first for support and then cover them with parafilm. I cover the entire scion with parafilm stretched thin and the buds break right through. If sunlight/heat is a problem, I wrap the graft loosely with a strip of aluminum foil for a couple of weeks or until the buds begins to break dormancy and then remove the foil. You still have to return later to cut/remove the rubber band because the sunlight doesn't break it down fast enough when covered with the parafilm. I mainly graft stone fruits with the cleft graft tool which cuts a perfect wedge from the rootstock and scion. It really heals fast and strong.
You said: This time of the year is good for grafting ... Please, tell us WHICH time of the year was in your mind when you said 'This time of the year .....'
thank you man ....i didnt know the part with deshidratation .... and that is the reason that half of my grafting didnt succed....so , thank you again :-)
In my experience it is possible to graft a plum scion onto a wild cherry tree. I managed to successfully graft Ozark plum onto my wild cherry tree. Unfortunately the label fell off and it was pruned off a year or so later. So extra reason to make sure the label stays in place. Mine was a wire with a metal label that somehow got knocked off. I would recommend making multiple grafts of the variety you want because not every graft will 'take" especially for beginning grafters.
Yes. As long as it is like to like. Two apples can be grafted together but you couldn't graft an apple onto a plum tree. Stone fruit (plums, peaches, apricots, necterines, and sometimes cherries) can be grafted onto each other.
Fantastic Job! I'm going to try this too. I'm havning problems with my lemon treen not producing fruit and it's two years old. I heard grafting it with a producing tree would work. thanks!
Tom here, the guy in the video. These are clips from a tv show we did in San Diego. It was winter, when the trees were dormant - Dec, Jan, Feb, I can't believe so many people have seen this! We have since moved to Hawaii, and started a mail order nursery Check us out at 'Vintage Green Farms'
This is EXCELLENT! I am new to grafting. Can you take cuttings directly from one tree and graft to another without storing them for a while in cold conditions? I have done this with cherry grafts onto plum root-stock and I'm not sure if I have made a mistake.
you still around? I need to know if frost will affect my new grafts? I watched your video in the past and find it the best...because I like this graft and its worked well. I had 9/13 grafts take. I like your video. I grafted another 9 and frost is expected a couple of times in the next 5 days and wondered if I should cover them with plastic/paper or leave them alone. I have them well wrapped with parafilm (great stuff) note: I use florescent tape to mark branches.
Great video! I was hoping to try grafting some stone fruit this year, but it looks like I may have missed the boat...have you had any luck grafting after budding has started? Also, im glad to see im not the only one that saw the Sammy Hagar resemblance.
@MrTimster1996 Did you ever get an answer to your great question> i have a large fruitless pear and would like to graft a plum and nectarine to it. The rootstock of the fruitless is very well established.
I'm attempting grafting, I got some of this tape because of your video. seems like the best idea, I did a couple with the black grafting paste (and have seen videos with grafting wax) but this stuff gets into the graft and blocks the cambium right? I'm going to use the tape to do the ones I really want. Is it really important to put a lot on to keep out air and water...is this the point of the wax/grafting black stuff?
PS. do you have to take that tape off? when, in a couple of weeks? or will it expand nicely for awhile. I want to make sure there is a good union/connection before taking it off.
Great video. i have the same question asked earlier. Can you graft a fruit bearing branch to a fruitless tree? I have a fruitless pear and would like to graft a Santa Rosa plum to it. Will this work?
YES PLEASE! It would be really great if you say what time of the year you're talking about. You know, like see you next week means nothing if you don't know what day it is today. Know what I mean???
If you listen to the video, he says the tree buds are just beginning to swell, so that is the best clue as to when to graft - when the buds are beginning to swell in your area.
I'm just trying to be helpful, and it really does all depend on where you live. What worked for me in Zone 10 California did NOT work in Zone 9B Florida, and neither approach will help now that I am in Zone 6B Tennessee. For example, say he says April, but you live in a warmer climate and your trees start budding in February; then by following his advice to do your grafting in April you'll be doing it at the wrong time for your location, and your grafts are less likely to be successful. My advice is to call your local extension service to find out when tree buds start swelling in your location. Or not. Your call. Best of luck either way.
Cori MacNaughton I understand that, thank you yes, but there's more to it that that. Cherries, for example, bud flowers first then come leaves. So I'm guessing that it matters if you graft at the time the flower buds start to swell or at the time the leave buds start to swell. I don't know.
Intergeneric grafts are successfully done. Though genera is a human concept. For examples, different Citrus genera, which for some reason aren't named genus Citrus, such as Poncirus and Fortunella. Pyrus and Malus have some compatability, though variable.
On second thought the metal label did stay attached. my reletive who trimmed it just missed it somehow and pruned off that part anyway. I think bc they are farsighted and were pruning upclose. Maybe I should paint the labels a bright orange to make them stand out.
Hi I bought a double grafted Nectarine 2 months back .Now one of the graft out of two is blooming with pink flowers while other is dead Now i would like to Graft a new variety on it , I am bit confused where shall i Graft it ? On the root stock or on side of healthy Graft ? or anywhere else ?
If I have an Apple tree suffering from fire blight and I cut it down to about 3 ft tall and graft disease resistant shoots onto it will the tree then become disease resistant or dose the rootstock need to be disease resistant.
Please anyone can help me. I have a single pear tree and several apple trees in my yard. I was told a few yrs ago at purchase that pear trees can be fertilized by apple trees. Apparently not as apples great every year, no pear but lots of beautiful flowers. Can I graft a single branch from another pear tree to my pear tree to pollenate each other? Thanks in advance.
This was such an informative video. I bought a meyer lemon tree today and while talking to the woman she casually said that it's been grafted. I came home to look up what she meant because I don't think I knew exactly what that was. Thanks for all of your help. You seem to have full knowledge on the subject. What a great find. Thumbs up!
I watched this video & used this graft 2 years ago and had 90% success! I did apples, plums & pears. Also, its soo cool to have Sammy Hagar teach me this. Thanks for the coolest grafting video on yootoob
I never thought it was so easy to graft trees. I am learning how to clone apple trees. Your video showed me how easy it is. I will try it soon with some root stock I am planning to grow. Thank you for showing me how to graft.
This is an absolutely cracking video! Very clear and informative. Your suggestion of using parafilm as grating tape is genius!
10/10!
Many thanks, a perfect example of a howto video, audio and video clear, very well presented with lots of useful information.
I would love to see any more you might make on this or other fruit/veg/permaculture etc subjects
This is the best grafting video on youtube. I've seen many and none compare. Great job and thank you for posting this!
+stephencarlsbad so it looks like he is saying Oct is the best time, or at least that's when he put the video on,, what time are you saying is the best?? no one has given any definite dates, just "this time" he also said that he just went out and cut the scions off, I always thought they were supposed to be cut off when the tree is dormant
dave12546. I recommend grafting in May in the mid Atlantic where I live. You want the mother tree to be leafing out, and you won't hit any hot dry spells and risk the scion wood drying out. Speaking of scion wood, be sure that the scion wood is still dormant.
Absolutely the best video on grafting I've seen. Well done!
Thanks Sammy Hagar...
Just started to buy apple trees, this was very informative. Some of the other ones on youtube are just too much work. This one looks very easy. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for such a nice and clear video about grafting. Please put some more videos explaining various ways of grafting.
this is the most basic of all grafting methods. great stuff!
Great video. Thanks for sharing!
I personally use the budding rubber bands first for support and then cover them with parafilm. I cover the entire scion with parafilm stretched thin and the buds break right through. If sunlight/heat is a problem, I wrap the graft loosely with a strip of aluminum foil for a couple of weeks or until the buds begins to break dormancy and then remove the foil. You still have to return later to cut/remove the rubber band because the sunlight doesn't break it down fast enough when covered with the parafilm. I mainly graft stone fruits with the cleft graft tool which cuts a perfect wedge from the rootstock and scion. It really heals fast and strong.
Thank you very much, Tom.
I used this technic and it worked great I had 90% success!
P.S. Sammy Hagar rocks!
Damn! I watch these type shows on tv all the time. And you blow them away. And your just some guy on youtube. lol
Good info and a clear video. Very Helpful.
Thank u, the information from this clip is really short and sweet.
Wonderful and knowledgeable video! thank you
Very nice video, i
I enjoy whatching.
You said: This time of the year is good for grafting ...
Please, tell us WHICH time of the year was in your mind when you said 'This time of the year .....'
thank you man ....i didnt know the part with deshidratation ....
and that is the reason that half of my grafting didnt succed....so , thank you again :-)
This video is very well done, thanks!
Thank you so much for your clear explanation.
nice video, I've read a lot, mostly saying you need to pack the graft with wax, I like the tape method-tight for no air to get to it.,
In my experience it is possible to graft a plum scion onto a wild cherry tree. I managed to successfully graft Ozark plum onto my wild cherry tree. Unfortunately the label fell off and it was pruned off a year or so later. So extra reason to make sure the label stays in place. Mine was a wire with a metal label that somehow got knocked off. I would recommend making multiple grafts of the variety you want because not every graft will 'take" especially for beginning grafters.
Great video and good tutorial. Thanks.
I enjoyed this clip. Cheers
Yes. As long as it is like to like. Two apples can be grafted together but you couldn't graft an apple onto a plum tree. Stone fruit (plums, peaches, apricots, necterines, and sometimes cherries) can be grafted onto each other.
thank you,great video,a lot of information.Very helpful.
Fantastic Job! I'm going to try this too. I'm havning problems with my lemon treen not producing fruit and it's two years old. I heard grafting it with a producing tree would work. thanks!
I had no idea this was possible! this is amazing! thanks for the video :)
Great informative video. Please state the best time of year.
Tom here, the guy in the video. These are clips from a tv show we did in San Diego. It was winter, when the trees were dormant - Dec, Jan, Feb, I can't believe so many people have seen this! We have since moved to Hawaii, and started a mail order nursery
Check us out at 'Vintage Green Farms'
I hope you live a great life. You sure have made mine beter
Nice video. Love it.
great video, thanks so much for the info and for posting!
Very helpful video, thank you.
Thank you for a great video
Very well explained!!
This is EXCELLENT! I am new to grafting. Can you take cuttings directly from one tree and
graft to another without storing them for a while in cold conditions? I
have done this with cherry grafts onto plum root-stock and I'm not sure
if I have made a mistake.
Great video !!! muy bueno.
you still around? I need to know if frost will affect my new grafts? I watched your video in the past and find it the best...because I like this graft and its worked well. I had 9/13 grafts take. I like your video. I grafted another 9 and frost is expected a couple of times in the next 5 days and wondered if I should cover them with plastic/paper or leave them alone. I have them well wrapped with parafilm (great stuff) note: I use florescent tape to mark branches.
This was great thanks! I will admit I did click because I thought Sammy Hagar was teaching about grafting lol
Great video! I was hoping to try grafting some stone fruit this year, but it looks like I may have missed the boat...have you had any luck grafting after budding has started? Also, im glad to see im not the only one that saw the Sammy Hagar resemblance.
Great video.
Great video, thanks.
Very nice information thanks so much sir
Greetings from Nerdfighteria!
very informative. Thanks! So i should be able to put wild plums onto wild cherry trees right? I am pretty sure they're both Prunus.
Great info!!
@MrTimster1996
Did you ever get an answer to your great question> i have a large fruitless pear and would like to graft a plum and nectarine to it. The rootstock of the fruitless is very well established.
Gut gemacht.Danke!
Also, if you have a hard time finding Parafilm, try Ebay. I bought more than enough for around $5!
Hello from Nerdfighteria!
great demo, where did you get your gardening education?
Thank you so much! You gave great instructions! I have a question. Can you graft a fruit limb onto ANY non-fruit trees?
I'm attempting grafting, I got some of this tape because of your video. seems like the best idea, I did a couple with the black grafting paste (and have seen videos with grafting wax) but this stuff gets into the graft and blocks the cambium right? I'm going to use the tape to do the ones I really want. Is it really important to put a lot on to keep out air and water...is this the point of the wax/grafting black stuff?
PS. do you have to take that tape off? when, in a couple of weeks? or will it expand nicely for awhile. I want to make sure there is a good union/connection before taking it off.
Great video. i have the same question asked earlier. Can you graft a fruit bearing branch to a fruitless tree? I have a fruitless pear and would like to graft a Santa Rosa plum to it. Will this work?
spring right when trees are waking from winter dormancy
this is fascinating
Excelente! Muchas Gracias!
YES PLEASE! It would be really great if you say what time of the year you're talking about. You know, like see you next week means nothing if you don't know what day it is today. Know what I mean???
If you listen to the video, he says the tree buds are just beginning to swell, so that is the best clue as to when to graft - when the buds are beginning to swell in your area.
Cori MacNaughton I do understand what you're saying but it's a bit of a cop-out.
I'm just trying to be helpful, and it really does all depend on where you live. What worked for me in Zone 10 California did NOT work in Zone 9B Florida, and neither approach will help now that I am in Zone 6B Tennessee.
For example, say he says April, but you live in a warmer climate and your trees start budding in February; then by following his advice to do your grafting in April you'll be doing it at the wrong time for your location, and your grafts are less likely to be successful.
My advice is to call your local extension service to find out when tree buds start swelling in your location.
Or not. Your call. Best of luck either way.
Cori MacNaughton I understand that, thank you yes, but there's more to it that that. Cherries, for example, bud flowers first then come leaves. So I'm guessing that it matters if you graft at the time the flower buds start to swell or at the time the leave buds start to swell. I don't know.
Intergeneric grafts are successfully done. Though genera is a human concept.
For examples, different Citrus genera, which for some reason aren't named genus Citrus, such as Poncirus and Fortunella. Pyrus and Malus have some compatability, though variable.
On second thought the metal label did stay attached. my reletive who trimmed it just missed it somehow and pruned off that part anyway. I think bc they are farsighted and were pruning upclose. Maybe I should paint the labels a bright orange to make them stand out.
I have a fruitless plum tree in my back yard and I was wondering if I can graft a fruit-filled limp on there could I do that?
That explained what I was looking for, thanks! Can you recommend some books?
what time of year do you do grafting
Hi I bought a double grafted Nectarine 2 months back .Now one of the graft out of two is blooming with pink flowers while other is dead Now i would like to Graft a new variety on it , I am bit confused where shall i Graft it ? On the root stock or on side of healthy Graft ? or anywhere else ?
Nice Video. Thanks.
Greetings from Nerdfighteria
Good stuff!
great video very informative! thank you! :)
great video, sammy hagar.
If I have an Apple tree suffering from fire blight and I cut it down to about 3 ft tall and graft disease resistant shoots onto it will the tree then become disease resistant or dose the rootstock need to be disease resistant.
thanks very helpful
Nice video
cool vid! very informative :)
nice job. very informative. does this work on citrus?
yes
I heard of people grafting fruit onto city trees. It's illegal, but cool. But you said we can't graft onto a different genus tree. ???
Do you need to have a leader bud on your graft?
why fruit trees need grafting and when start grafting better ? They are come from same tree? Can you advise me? tks
great video! thx for the tips ^_^
Nice video and you look a lot like Sammy Hagar.
Great video.. tysm
will this method work on citrus plants like orange trees?
can I graft my cherry tree (in good location in garden) with my favorite plum tree (in bad garden location) ??
So cool! :D
would there be any difference for mangoes??
Is that Sammy Hagar!?!?!?!?!?
Winter time he said. Late autum should work
Please anyone can help me. I have a single pear tree and several apple trees in my yard. I was told a few yrs ago at purchase that pear trees can be fertilized by apple trees. Apparently not as apples great every year, no pear but lots of beautiful flowers. Can I graft a single branch from another pear tree to my pear tree to pollenate each other? Thanks in advance.
probably fall the trees go into semi hibernation it is cooler so less chance of the graft drying out
Neeeeeeeerdfighters, watching all the videos~
(I sang it in my head. Shhhh)
If you can't readily get parafilm, I would think cling wrap could work.
What time of year?
um, what is this time of year???
I wonder if Hank told these people he was sending lots of random people to watch them?
nice
Neither "broad" rubber bands, parafilm or parafin wax are available here in Sweden. I've looked around.
My Plum tree and my Peach tree have the same name (Prunus), but u can't graft a Plum to a peach can you.