Knife.
A good quality knife, able to hold a sharp edge, is the key to good grafting. Although special grafting and budding knives are desirable, you can use almost any good pocket knife. Keep material to sharpen the knife handy.
Grafting tape.
This is a special tape with a cloth backing that decomposes before girdling
can occur. Tapes may be used for binding grafts where there is not enough
natural pressure. Rubber electrician's tape is an excellent material that
will bind and protect graft unions.
Plastic electrical and masking tapes.
Plastic Tape can be a problem because it lasts to long and may constrict the growth of the graft. If used, choose a brand that is elastic and will stick well to itself. Do not stretch this tape too tightly or it may crack or weather. Masking tape is suitable where little pressure is required, as in the whip graft.
Asphalt water emulsion.
It is widely used as a protective coating on graft unions. This past consistency
emulsion can be applied with a brush. It is preferable, however, to smear it on thicker with a small paddle.
Budding bands.
Budding strips are elastic bands. They look like a wide rubber band that has been cut open.
Grafting tool.
Specially designed tools have been developed for grafting. The most common one is used for cleft grafting. It has a blade used to split the stub and a wedge to hold the split open while the scions are inserted If this tool is unavailable, use a heavy knife and a fairly wide wedge at least 2 inches long for cleft grafting. Use a mallet or hammer to pound the grafting tool or heavy knife into the stub. Split the stub and insert the wedge to open the split.
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