Quick Tips for Grafting | How to select, cut and store scions for grafting

Selecting scions and how to prepare and store the dormant wood in good condition, for several months, until the weather warms and it’s time to graft.
Cut your scions ahead of time, when they are still in dormancy. They will resist storage well when wrapped in kitchen film. When your rootstocks are starting to wake up, use these scions to graft and they will behind the rootstock in terms of development, which leads to greater graft success and a lesser risk of scion dehydration.
Table of contents:
1. Choosing and Cutting Scions– 0:08
2. Preparing Scions for storage – 2:06
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[gungho]

JSacadura, thank you! I have tried the oft-suggested wet paper towel and plastic storage bag route for a few years and have always had mold and mildew develop in the bag. You have given me the courage to try your method this year. Thanks for this vid! You keep making them and I will keep watching and learning from them!

[tarfap.kpamber]

Straight to the point, and educative. Thank you.

[Marc-ordn]

Absolutely great, I have to take my scions out of the fridge ASAP, I stored them in wet newspaper!
Thanks again Master!

[jaredmccutcheon]

Great tips. I have been storing my scions in zip lock bags in the crisper drawer for about 6 weeks and grafting a little bit each weekend and they are looking great still. More importantly, they are still viable and I am having great success with them even after storing them this long.

[andychapman]

Have viewed most of your videos and am very impressed with great information. Many Thanks for all of them you are Number 1 in my books. x

[joshuapluim]

Thanks for that information. I can't wait to start grafting!

[audreybarnes]

Thank you for teaching me the basics, I have a number of old trees that are growing well and could be very useful as donors. The pears were great this year.

[denisoconnor]

Best information yet on grafting, straight and to the point, thank you 👍

[guymansford]

Thanks for sharing your expertise. Your series of grafting videos is really helpful and brings clarity to a sometimes confusing topic.

[innerjon]

You have the best grafting videos on YouTube

[soulhunter]

Really good information, best one of these types of videos I've seen on youtube.

One thing that wasn't very clear for me was, whats the best time to pick/cut your scions, if any, before storing/grafting them?

Thanks!

[annaroseferris]

Straight forward Helpful video. Thank you!

[gregwmanning]

Great tip thanks.
Would you please consider doing a video on propagating the rootstock of an existing apple tree. I have a few great apple trees that are less than a metre tall, I guess they are grafted onto dwarfing rootstock. I would like to that cuttings of them and graft the scions onto rootstock of one of my larger growing apple trees. Thanks Greg

[timobreumelhof]

Ok, I stored my scions in the (very humid) basement in sand this year instead of outside and they looked a bit dried out to me when I took them out.
It seems I was right, I unwrapped my grafts yesterday to check on them and only 4 out of 25 made it. Last year 8 out of 10 (although I did cherries and plums too this year, only pears and apples last year). I will definitely use your storing method this winter. :-)

[richardwilson]

I want to graft additional branches on a dwarf apple root stock to get below some diseased areas. What method would you suggest? I can take a few scions now and store as you suggested. South UK based.

[rajannegi]

Thanks a ton sir, keep making these from Himalayas India.

Here we lack expert knowledge in 🍎 and 🍐 cultivation. Not much content on YouTube for farmers like us.

[royolstad]

I have an apple espalier, so only 6 branches, each a different variety. One branch has a long barren patch. Could I bud graft some buds into those open parts of the branch? When they take and grow, prune them above 2nd or 3rd bud to get new fruiting spurs?

[lifeisbeautiful_nz]

Thank you for informations. Wonder can I graft Sugar apple on Loquat tree. What else I can graft on Loquat trees. Thank you

[maniaverdesa-plantaseenxertos.]

Hello friend! Very nice vídeo!
I am from Brazil i espeak portuguese!
A big hug!

[KelvinClayton-jx]

Hi JSacadura. Another great video, thankyou. I plan to take black mulberry scions late winter (15-Aug here in New Zealand) then carefully store in the fridge. The plants start budding out approx 15-Sep (early spring) but the frosts don’t finish until about 15-Nov (late spring). Do I have to graft after frosts have finished? My scions will be 3 months old if I do, or can I do earlier? Maybe I could protect them with insulated bags once grafted. Frosts are not severe here (approx -4C, ie 25F) once a week or so at most. Any thoughts?