Grafting and Budding Fruit Trees

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Leonard B. Hertz Former Extension Horticulturist

A budded apple shoot completely wrapped with rubber budding strips, top right. Nurseries often use this method to produce fruit trees. At bottom left, asphalt grafting compound is applied to a completed whip graft to prevent wood tissues from drying out. This method is used mainly on young apple and pear trees when branches are small. A cleft graft, bottom right, covered with asphalt grafting compound is used for topworking established apples and pear trees.

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