How Are Precious Flowers and Trees Grafted? A Detailed Explanation of Ten Grafting Methods
Grafting flowers and trees requires considerable skill, especially for some precious flowers and trees. Only when grafting is done well can the flowers and trees survive smoothly and achieve the desired result. The following introduces the grafting techniques for these ten common flowers and trees: plum blossom, lilac, osmanthus, hibiscus, cherry blossom, rare camellia, Christmas cactus, Xifu crabapple, ornamental peach, and rose.
1. Plum blossom: Plum, mountain peach, or plum tree can be used as rootstock, and grafting can be done by scion grafting or bud grafting. Scion grafting is done in spring, and bud grafting is best done in summer.
2. Lilac: Small-leaf privet can be used as rootstock, and grafting can be done by cleft grafting or bud grafting. Cleft grafting is done in spring, and bud grafting is done in summer.
3. Osmanthus: Small-leaf privet, large-leaf privet, and water privet can all be used as rootstock for osmanthus. Cut grafting or approach grafting can be used, and it can be done in both spring and summer.
4. Hibiscus: Rose of Sharon is used as rootstock, and scion grafting is used in spring and summer.
5. Cherry blossom: Mountain cherry can be used as rootstock, and cut grafting or bud grafting can be used. Cut grafting is best done in spring, and bud grafting is best done in summer.
6. Rare camellia: Common varieties of camellia or oil tea can be used as rootstock, and cut grafting is used in spring.
7. Christmas cactus: Cactus and others can be used as rootstock, and flat grafting or cleft grafting can be used, with grafting done in spring, summer, and autumn. If indoors, it can also be done in winter.
8. Xifu crabapple: Wild crabapple, apple tree, and others can be selected as rootstock, and scion grafting or bud grafting can be used: scion grafting is best done in spring, and bud grafting is best done in summer.
9. Ornamental peach: Maotao peach or mountain peach can be used as rootstock, and bud grafting or scion grafting can be used. Scion grafting is done in spring, and bud grafting is done in summer.
10. Rose: Wild rose can be used as rootstock, and cut grafting or bud grafting is used in autumn.
A brief introduction to the grafting methods for 10 common precious flowers and trees. I hope it is useful to friends!