PVC 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 used 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, 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 benefiting from its root system or rejuvenating 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 reproducing the genetic material of the scion.

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...

This non-adhesive, pearlescent translucent PVC grafting tape is ideal for top-grafting and grafting fruit trees. It is very stretchy, protects the graft and prevents drying out. It ensures good support of 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 and easy to remove after healing.

Instructions for use:

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