Good video.

Cory

Thank you, Mike! Thank you, Cory!

Good luck with your grafting!

Dan

T-Budding is the standard method for citrus, but not always the best.

Splice or cleft graft are very successful and easy too, and on the contrary of budding, you don't need to wait until bark peels off.

For example, in my climate the bark doesn't peel off easily until late May or early June. However I can Splice graft now successfully because citrus are beginning to flush.

According to the graft appearance of many reputed nurseries, many use the splice graft. For example 4 Winds Growers.

There are life beyond T-Budding.

Thanks Dan for the excellent video.

Wow! timely! Thanks! I may try that on figs also. Very professional!

When I said "splice" graft, I meant whip graft.

I have done tons of chip budding (one of the my preferred methods) and I don't find whip graft more difficult than chip budding (But I know that everyone has their preferred method), but you are right when you say that whip graft requires equal diameters which is a limiting factor.

I have found whip graft the best method (easy and very successful) for grafting small citrus plants. I am referring to 5 mm, or even less, diameter plants, as you can suppose, very young plants.

Suzi, chip budding is good method for figs, but lately I use bark grafting with very good results.

If I had checked The Grafters Handbook, I would have realized that we were talking about the same thing. Garner calls it Splice Graft with whip graft in parentheses. I'll have to give the splice graft a try next time I am grafting with equal diameters.

The next step at Four Winds is to wrap it tightly with a rubber band. Is that how you do it?

Outstanding video. I like that you showed two views at same time. Often hands, fingers get in the way of important steps.

What is best time of year to collect bud scions? Just before they bloom/leaf out in early spring?, then refrigerate until ready?

"The next step at Four Winds is to wrap it tightly with a rubber band. Is that how you do it?"

Yes Dan, it is exactly how I do it.

After that, I wrap with parafilm.

Once I see callus in the graft (usually in two to three weeks) I remove carefully the rubber band (I cut it).

Once removed, I wrap it again with one layer of parafilm.

I am never in a hurry for parafilm removing, it is better to do it late than soon.

Excellent video Dan - thank you!!!