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A successful graft comes down to three things: a blade that cuts cleanly, a well-applied tie and a label that says what you grafted. Here is the equipment we use ourselves at the nursery, in small quantities for amateur grafters.
Cut, tie, label
- Single-bevel grafting knife, for right-handers pulling or left-handers pushing: ideal for the whip-and-tongue graft and chip budding.
- Grafting kit: pre-cut Buddy Tape grafting tape and identification labels, for 20 or 50 grafts; the price per graft falls with the quantity.
- Aluminium push-in labels (150 × 80 mm): engraved with a variety name from about a hundred, with a rootstock name, or blank to engrave yourself.
Good habitsSharpen and clean the blade before each session, and disinfect it between trees: some viroid diseases, such as exocortis, are spread by tools. On the label, write the variety, the rootstock and the date.
To know which graft to make and when, follow our step-by-step tutorials: whip-and-tongue graft, chip budding, cleft graft and bark graft. Short of plants to graft? See our rootstocks and certified seed.
