Grafting and top-grafting tape

Grafting is a propagation method commonly practised on fruit trees and roses, but also on horticultural plants that are difficult to propagate by cuttings or that grow poorly in our soils. It is sometimes performed on annual plants like tomatoes or aubergines to obtain stronger young plants.

Grafting involves fusing a twig or a bud from the selected variety, called the scion, onto a rootstock, adapted to the soil or which will confer a certain vigour to the young plant (low for a trained fruit tree, high for a standard tree) or which shows resistance to certain diseases as is the case with American rootstocks resistant to Phylloxera in vines. Grafting also allows you to change the variety of a well-established tree while still benefiting from its root system, or to rejuvenate a tree. It is a so-called "vegetative" propagation since it uses an organ (twig or bud) which must come from a healthy young plant to avoid transmitting disease. It allows the genetic material of the scion to be reproduced.

There are several ways to graft, which vary according to the season, the species to be grafted and the size of the rootstock. They also vary according to habits, the grafter's skills, the availability of scions... It is said that top-grafting allows the grape variety of an established and productive vine to be modified.

This white grafting and top-grafting tape is ideal for top-grafting and grafting fruit trees. It is very stretchy, it can stretch to double its length, protects the graft and prevents drying out. It ensures good support for the graft, applies more pressure, and is very easy and quick to use. Thanks to this tape, you will have no problem with water infiltration into the graft. It is an economical material which is easy to remove after healing.

Instructions for use:

When you perform your graft or top-graft, whatever the method, once the thin cambium layers, located just under the bark of the scion and the rootstock, are joined, tie firmly with the grafting tape, to ensure total immobility of the two organs by wrapping it several times and tying the end. It is very stretchy andt withstands bad weather well.