Bench Grafting

IAK said:
I agree that cleft has worked better for me also, but I’m not sure if it’s because I am just better at them. Some bench grafting.
Modified cleft
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Chip bud
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Bud graft (lower left) and cleft graft on the same rooted cutting.View attachment 17616
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I prefer WnT since I live in a windy area and WnT tends to be more secured than other grafts(though I may have changed my mind due to recent experiences) However, when grafting on cuttings (just rooted or unrooted), cleft/modified cleft has the better success rate. The failures I experienced tend to have to do with the rootstock cuttings run out of energy after healing the wound.

If I have rooted cuttings 6 months ahead, those are usually as stable as any regular rootstock and I just treat them as regular rootstock.

To me, graft on unrooted or just rooted cuttings was a necessity. e.g. I was sent a graft pack (very short and skinny cuttings) in my first season. Back then, I didn't even know what a graft pack was. So, I started learning how to graft with a kitchen knife and I only had cuttings as rootstocks at the time.
 
IAK said:
I agree that cleft has worked better for me also, but I’m not sure if it’s because I am just better at them. Some bench grafting.
Modified cleft
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Chip bud
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Bud graft (lower left) and cleft graft on the same rooted cutting.View attachment 17616
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Amazing!!! I can learn from few of these… i am curious about the bud graft , you didn’t do it by removing the skin but a cutting instead? I need to try this because I tried in the past to so chip graft but my tree skin so hard to separate and it end up tearing the skin.
 
The bud grafts were all chip bud grafts. From what you are describing were you talking about a T-bud graft?
 
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