Grafting

Every grafting technique is based on the union, overlap or joining of the conducting tissues of two plants. These tissues are made up of very elongated (conducting) cells, arranged in the trunks one next to another, forming ducts (vessels) that favour the transit of fluids through them thanks to capillarity, with very permeable membranes so that these fluids (the sap) pass through them easily, thanks to osmotic pressure.

To carry out grafts, the first thing needed is a rootstock, that is, a strong plant of a resistant species and with a valid structure to perform on it a graft or accommodation of an appendage from another plant.

Grafting Knives

It is important that they have a steel blade of the best quality, with a smooth and well-sharpened edge. They consist of a blade with a slight curvature, and some have a spatula at the back to help lift the bark of the rootstock and thus insert the graft. The knife must have a quality cut so that the blade slides along the wood fibres and does not produce tears, which would prevent the graft from developing completely normally.