Grafting Lemon Trees – Grafting Fruit Trees by T-budding

In this video on grafting lemon trees, learn how to graft a tree using T-budding, a method of grafting fruit trees that is easy and that gives a high success rate.
The T-bud is one of the most common methods of grafting trees. It works well not only for lemon grafting, but also for grafting orange trees and for grafting citrus trees of other types. Although this video shows T-budding used for grafting a new tree, this grafting technique is sometimes also used for topworking existing trees and for making fruit cocktail trees.

CCPP budwood ordering video:

More information on citrus psyllids:

For videos on other lemon grafting techniques, please see:

Step-by-step tutorial on T-budding:

For step-by-step tutorials on other techniques suitable for lemon tree grafting, please see:

In California, the collection of any citrus propagative materials, including budwood and seeds, from non-registered sources is illegal. Any citrus trees grown or grafted in California must come from source trees registered with either:
(1) The Citrus Nursery Stock Pest Cleanliness Program, administered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, or
(2) The Citrus Clonal Protection Program, located at the University of California at Riverside.

[josephhadiny]

thank you it was good video, one question i live in Houston TX, what is the best time to graft citrus trees

[jgill]

I'm a commercial citrus grower. This is an excellent video on the most typical graft that we use.

[kostasandrew]

Great great video!!!! Quick, targeted and with high definition and clean takes. Thank you! Enjoy your fruits!

[sdv]

Well done! Super detailed content that cleared up so many questions! You're very passionate about this.

[abeehaahmed]

I just saw grafting of tree on 5 min craft. I thought o was just going to do it but then decided to watch a video. I didn't know any of this and that it could be a risk to my tree. I was very interested in a tree with both lemons and oranges. We can't cut down that lemon tree like you did. It supplies us with lemons and is very precious to us.

[RandomDude-bolg]

Wow didn't know this was going to be so complicated but fascinating. Awesome job

[papadoudou]

Your video is so well done that I’m compelled to subscribe. You are very thorough. Thanks for taking the time to make this video and sharing this information.

[Suji]

Hi, I’ve been watching your videos to learn how to graft and this technique has worked and successfully took. I did three grafts onto one rootstock. Two took and I’m not sure if I can let the two grafts grow? Should I cut one off and only let the other grow? Thank you

[topdownunder]

Love your videos, I watch them every year 😂
Thank you

[hadjnabil]

thank you lot's wich month you do grafting please?

[slimanehani]

Hello sir are you fine i am Algérie and I'm still subscribed to your video please sir in what month we practice the method T budding for citrus fruits thanks

[systemfailed]

Such a Fantastic Job of instructions with Video! I'm in San Antonio, Texas and have a variety of Lemon Trees growing including my favorite "Valley Lemons". I have two older Lemons trees in the ground (approximately 6 years old) that haven't given me any fruit. I'm going to try your method. I have a lemon tree (Variety unknow as it grow wild) that grows Lemons almost the size of a grapefruit. Everyone freaks out on them and they smell an taste delicious! I'm going to try and graft this species this spring.

[MrSpansell]

I got a mail order lemon tree that had a broken piece. The piece was just a green shoot but decided to use hormone growth anyways. It stayed green for a month or two with nothing to show, then boom growth! Anyways thank you for the grafting lesson, quite impressive.

[Itriedtakennames]

Wow…great information that I didn’t know. Thanks so much for making this video.

[asefmehri]

Thank you so much to share your idea can you tell what month is good for grafting special in San Francisco California Thank you

[naturegreeneries]

Wow! Watching your grafting like a doctor doing operation on a plant like lemon! Wonderful!

[tysoncoote]

Best video on grafting Lemonade trees ever, love your work!!

[paulm]

Any thoughts about the "shelf life" of citrus budwood? I know fresh is best, but wondering what might be the viability of budwood to graft maybe months after cutting.

[abeehaahmed]

We have a lemon tree in our garden. Maybe you know that in winter twigs small branches and leaves are cut from tree. But the whole branches were cut down so only trunk remained. I'm not sure maybe almost all branches were cut off. The tree was supposed to grow it's branches leaves and lemon back but it didn't. Can you please tell why. Those lemons were really precious since there are not good lemons here

[MasterMathWithADE]

I have succeeded in my Grafting thank you