Is grafting peach saplings a good idea? Grafting methods and prices explained

Grafting is one of the artificial propagation methods for plants, divided into scion grafting and bud grafting. Sois grafting peach saplings a good idea? How much for one tree? What are the techniques and methods?From a nursery base in Shandong, we learned that one-year saplings cost about 1.6 to 2 yuan, and the larger the quantity purchased, the better the discount on the price.

Is grafting peach saplings a good idea?

1. Grafting peach saplings can achieve early fruiting, enhance cold resistance, drought resistance, and resistance to pests and diseases, and can also make economical use of propagation material and increase the number of saplings.

2. Enhance the plant's disease resistance.

3. Improve the plant's tolerance to low temperatures.

4. It helps increase yield. Grafted saplings have thicker stems and larger leaves, which can increase yield by more than 40 percent.

5. It expands the scope and capacity of root absorption. After grafting, the plant's root system grows several times larger than that of own-root saplings, and on the same area it can absorb about 30% more nitrogen and potassium and more than 80% more phosphorus than own-root saplings, and it can also use phosphorus from deep soil layers.

What are the grafting techniques and methods for peach saplings?

For grafting peach trees, fruit growers generally prefer to graft in spring and summer. In fact, autumn and winter can also be used for grafting, which can increase returns. The methods are as follows:

1. Spring grafting: from mid-February to the end of April, when the rootstock's sap has already risen, cut it off 8-10 cm above the ground and graft the variety's scion onto it using the cut grafting method. The survival rate of this method can reach more than 95%.

2. Summer grafting: from mid-May to early August, when sap flow is vigorous and peach trees are sprouting and unfolding leaves, while the new buds are not yet full, making it a good period for bud grafting. You can cut a dormant bud from the lower end of a growing branch or sprouting branch to use as the scion, and perform bud grafting on a smooth spot on the sunny side of the rootstock about 10 cm above the ground. After two weeks, if the graft union is clearly swollen and secretes some gum, and the grafted bud eye appears emerald green, it indicates that the graft has taken. After 2-3 days, cut off the rootstock stem outward at 0.5 cm above the graft union, with the cut in a horseshoe shape to help the wound heal quickly. When the new shoot grows to 6-8 cm, insert a support stake close to the rootstock, tie the new shoot well, and guide it to grow upward. If you find that the graft has not taken, you can carry out a second grafting in time.

3. Autumn grafting: from late July to late September, when the leaves of the current year's new buds have already formed, you can cut a scion with a petiole for bud grafting. Seven to eight days after grafting, if the retained petiole drops off at a touch, it proves that the graft has taken. For plants whose grafts have taken, you can cut off the rootstock stem 0.5-1 cm above the graft union before buds sprout the following spring. They can also be planted directly as semi-finished saplings.

4. Winter grafting: from early November to the end of January of the following year, when the rootstock's sap has stopped flowing, the root-collar grafting method can be used. That is, cut off the rootstock stem at the upper end of the root collar, remove the soil around the root collar, and carry out grafting. After scion grafting, gently cover the surrounding area with moist fine soil and leave a little of the scion exposed, then cover with plastic film to preserve moisture, maintain warmth, and prevent drought, so as to help it overwinter. The following spring, any surviving scions will sprout quickly, so the plastic film can be removed from mid-to-late March to early April. But observe on time: remove the film early for scions that sprout early, and remove it later for those that sprout late. In short, it depends on the sprouting situation.