A process for grafting bark

  • Dec 24, 2019

Technology grafting the bark is very easy and does not cause difficulties even for the novice amateur gardener. By means of such a procedure resorted to when there is a need in the rejuvenation of a growing tree, increasing its yield, disease resistance, the adjustment of the crown.

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The method for grafting the bark used in the reproduction of rare varieties that respond poorly to planting.

The technology of the bark grafting

The essence of the procedure consists in the cutting of the bulk of the skeletal branches of a tree at a distance of 0.7-1 m from the trunk and grafted them new varieties. Referring to such a method of horticulture, it is imperative not to leave sawed 2-3 skeletal branches. They'll pull the juice, so the tree selected by the foundation of vaccinations will not lose power because of the short crop and will continue to live.

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Carrying out vaccination. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Carrying out vaccination. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

The procedure will be pleased with the result, if carried out in the period of active sap flow (before April 25). At this time the bark can be easily separated from the timber. It is useful in implementing pereprivivki branches that exceed the diameter of the thickness of the cuttings.

Performing the bark grafting can be reduced to uncomplicated algorithm of actions:

  • Stripping sharp knife (garden, vaccination) on branch saw cut locations. This need for faster wound closure.
  • Performing a longitudinal incision in the bark grafted branches. It is necessary in this case a knife blade to try to reach the layer of wood and do not too elongated incision, it will be sufficient length in the range of 4-6 cm.
  • Separating and moving apart the bark of the stock for the free entry of scions. This action is useful for the butt of the knife. Rootstock called root system and a portion of the stem portion prior to connection to the graft.
  • Performing an oblique cut to vaccinate the handle. cut length must exceed 4 times the diameter of the cutting.
  • Sharpening the bottom of the cutting on the side opposite the slice, to facilitate its entry to the bark.
  • Insert cuttings of the scion between bark and cambium of the stock. In this case, you need to follow to 1-2 mm slice could be seen over the SPIL.
  • Tying vaccination site. This requires a plastic film, twine or insulating tape. When using twine necessary surface treatment of external slicing saw cut and longitudinal cuts thin layer Vara horticultural, medicinal properties which will protect immunized against drying.

Caring for grafted plants

Making vaccination to the bark, it is better to place on the branches no more than 2-4 cuttings. In this case wound overgrowth process will be more uniform because of the tightening of the bulk surface saw cut young callus tissue and influxes.

In order to tap formed on shoots of cuttings do not interfere with each other and not to close in basis, after a couple of years, when completed recreation overgrowing saw cut, leaving one the most developed vaccinated. The other should gradually weaken by topping and of cracks in the shoots. So they are no longer selected excess nutrient juices, the entire volume is necessary to direct the development process the main branch of the graft.

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