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How to graft Prunus mume (picture) and what to use for rootstock?

Jesse Pinkman
2020-07-09 09:37:56
It is usually grafted by cutting and ventral grafting. The cutting method should be carried out in spring, cutting off the top of the strong branches and making them bevel. Scions are also cut, and then the two are overlapped, tied with plastic bags, and can survive in about one month. Ventral grafting is to cut the rootstock, cut the scion into a slope, insert it, and then bind it with a rope. It can survive for more than 20 days. Generally, it uses the seedlings of Chimonanthus mume or Chimonanthus mume as rootstock, with a high survival rate.

I. grafting method

1. Cutting: the cutting shall be carried out in spring at the latest when the new buds germinate to the size of rice grains. To select robust branches, cut off the top and cut into a slope. Cut off the bud end of the scion to make it redundant. Then overlap the slant of the branch with the surplus part of the bud end, bind it with a plastic bag, and then smear it with mud at the interface, and the bud will grow in about a month.

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2. Abdominal joint: the easiest way is to do it. Choose a branch with many buds and cut it in a thick place, not too deep, about one-third of the branches. Then cut the top bud of the scion into an inclined plane, which is overlapped with the cut of the branch and tied with a rope. The wound can be healed in about 20 to 25 days.

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2. Stock used

When it is grafted, it usually selects the actual seedlings of Chimonanthus mume or Chimonanthus mume. Goulabei is its original variety. Its petals are small, its color is light, and its taste is not strong. The seedling has strong resistance and is suitable for rootstock. In addition, the selection of scion is also very important, to choose the scion of robust growth, conducive to the success of grafting.

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