Apple tree refers to fruit trees, which are especially liked to grow in country cottages. But sometimes gardeners face a situation where it has been growing for several years, but does not yield a crop . Or it may not suit the quality of ripened fruit. In such cases, the situation can be improved by grafting with cuttings from another plant.
Advantages of grafting an apple tree with a cuttings are as follows:
- the possibility of obtaining a tree that yields qualitative fruits in the shortest possible time;
- expansion of the number of varieties of apple trees in the garden;
- saving the space that is allocated to the trees.
The best time for vaccination is the spring season. But the implementation of this procedure in the summer also gives good results. Therefore, many gardeners are interested in the question of how to inoculate an apple tree with a cuttings in August?
How to choose apple stalk for vaccination?
The apple stem for grafting is called a graft. It must be prepared in advance, beginning with autumn or winter, when the branches of the plant are at rest. In extreme cases, it can be done in the early spring, until the kidneys swell.
It is recommended that you select branches that grow upward. Their length should be about 30-35 cm. Cut the lower edge of the cuttings along the oblique line at an acute angle. Throughout the winter, the grafts are kept in a cool and damp place.
Summer inoculation of apple with a handle
The grafting of apple trees in summer with fresh cuttings can be carried out in two ways, namely:
- Inoculation in the cleavage . It is carried out quite simply and consists in the following. First cut off the tree branch, at a distance of 40 cm from the trunk, if it is young and 1 m - if grown. A knife or other sharp tool is placed on the place of the cut, and the branch splits into 2 parts with the help of a blow on it. Then the obtained parts are bred in 2 sides and cuttings are inserted into the cleft. The knife is removed and the site of inoculation with the garden is processed. An important point is that the graft and the rootstock should fit tightly to each other. They can be fixed with an electrical tape.
- Inoculation per bark . This method is very effective in order to plant new varieties to an adult apple tree. It will also work if the stock has a large diameter of the branches. The method is good because the vaccine can be carried out even on hemp. Slices need to be made a little farther along the edge of the bark. In them, the cuttings descend to a great depth, so that the entire cut is filled. It is important that the shank be pressed as tightly as possible, for this you can produce a winding.
Thus, the product of grafting an apple tree with a cuttings in August will help to obtain a good harvest from quality fruits.