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Preface: "Xiao Fei" is a dream-chaser devoted to Aeonium. He wrote down some of his experience and insights on Aeonium, and authorized Succulent Plant Encyclopedia to publish them, hoping that through the influence of the Encyclopedia platform, he could popularize knowledge about Aeonium among domestic succulent lovers, so that beginners with Aeonium would take fewer of the wrong paths he once took. And so this following series of Aeonium care knowledge came to be!

Hello, everyone, I'm Xiao Fei. Today Xiao Fei will continue talking about this Aeonium grafting, mainly explaining this side-veneer graft in detail, because in the previous article "Xiao Fei's Brief Talk on Aeonium Grafting" the explanation of this side-veneer graft may not have been detailed enough, and then some friends asked Xiao Fei to recommend a relatively easy grafting method. So, Xiao Fei personally feels that this bark-peeled side-veneer graft is especially handy, simple and easy to learn, with a relatively high survival rate, so today Xiao Fei will focus on explaining it. But this side-veneer graft is only one of many grafting methods, not necessarily the best way, but it is the one Xiao Fei personally finds simplest to learn. Alright, let go!

Before reading this, everyone must first understand the previous article, you must first read this one, "Xiao Fei's Brief Talk on Aeonium Grafting"

As for anything else, Xiao Fei won't repeat it, and will go straight to the grafting process. Some steps were not photographed at the time, so to make it easier for everyone to learn, some of the images were added later!

I. Non-peeled side-veneer graft

Choose the rootstock you want to graft onto, and choose a suitable position and height, then behead it

The wound must be cut flat and even. After cutting, a schematic of the main structures of the stem is shown below; for ease of understanding, Xiao Fei can only roughly represent it as follows

The head that was cut off can be kept for rooting cuttings to propagate

In the vertical direction, cut about 3cm long, with the thickness based on the phloem; however thick the phloem is, that is how deep to cut

Then gently use the tip of the knife or just your hands to separate the phloem from the xylem, to make it easier to insert the scion later

Since this one of mine is going to have three scions grafted onto it, Xiao Fei made three openings; how many openings depends on how many scions you want to graft

Prepare the scion to be grafted

As shown in the picture, sharpen both sides into a pointed shape

Then separately insert the prepared scions into the rootstock. But it is best for the scion to be aligned well with one side of the vertical wound on the rootstock. After inserting, tie and fix it with plastic film or tape or string, and it's done (ノ゜?゜)ノ

Because the rootstock has only had its phloem and xylem separated, no matter what, with this grafting method, the cambium of the scion will definitely come into contact with the cambium of the rootstock, thus ensuring the prerequisite for survival, and the survival rate is very high.

One month after grafting, after removing the film, the appearance of the wound

And it has begun to grow

Four months later

II. Peeled side-veneer graft

Prepare the rootstock, and cut the wound flat at the part to be grafted

At this time everyone can clearly see the phloem, xylem and other parts, as shown in the view below

According to the size and diameter of the scion, choose the part on the rootstock to graft onto

In the vertical direction, cut two lines about 3cm long. Remember, the width between the two knife marks must be made according to the width of the scion size, and the thickness is based on the phloem; however thick the phloem is, that is how deep to cut ⟧37⟧Then use the tip of the knife or your hands to separate the phloem from the xylem

Then use the tip of a knife or your hands to separate the phloem from the xylem.

Cut off the excess phloem that has been pulled open, leaving only about 0.5cm

Once the rootstock is ready, prepare the scion, and make a diagonal cut on one side of the scion, about 0.5--1cm long

On the other side, according to the length of the opening on the rootstock, shave off a flat layer

The conditions on both sides are as shown in the picture below

Seeing this, everyone has noticed that peeled and non-peeled side-veneer grafts differ somewhat in both scion and rootstock handling.

The differences in scion handling are as follows; the left one is the scion for the peeled side-veneer graft

Rootstock handling: one is peeled, one is not peeled, cut once in the vertical direction, and only pulled open

Then, as shown in the picture, insert the scion into the rootstock interface, and then tie it tightly with plastic film or string. Xiao Fei found that whether the wound is sealed or not does not affect grafting success; just tie it tightly!

Since this one of Xiao Fei's is grafting two branches onto the same plant, at the same position on the opposite side of the rootstock, another one was grafted using the same method

The picture below shows the appearance of the wound three months after grafting

Alright, the above is Xiao Fei's own method and process for the side-veneer graft of Aeonium grafting. I don't know whether everyone understood it. Compared with other methods such as cut grafting and cleft grafting, this grafting method has advantages and disadvantages:

Advantages:

Simple and easy to learn easy to start high survival rate

Multiple scions can be grafted onto the same rootstock

Disadvantages:

The wound is less aesthetically pleasing than with other methods

There are limitations; the scion must be much smaller than the rootstock, which is to say it is only suitable for grafting a small-branch scion onto a large-branch rootstock

The picture below, in order, compares the wounds of splice grafting, cut grafting, peeled side-veneer grafting and non-peeled side-veneer grafting

Thanks for watching. Creating articles is not easy; everyone's likes and support can help Xiao Fei go further! I wonder whether everyone who patiently read to the end has learned it? A friendly reminder: the best time for grafting is autumn, winter and spring! That is, the growing season!

The above is only Xiao Fei's personal opinion and summary. No one is perfect, and there may be many shortcomings; I hope everyone will point them out. One person's strength is limited! Xiao Fei is not a grafting master either, just simply sharing what he knows! If everyone has other opinions, welcome to leave comments and exchange ideas!

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