New to grafting

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This time for you is prime for T budding, not grafting. T budding uses green current seasons growth. With apples it’s not that difficult.

Here’s a tutorial I did for figs. Apples are essentially identical.

T-budding tutorial

I’m new to T budding figs. They seem easy so far and the wood is big enough to show well in pictures. Too close on some so not focused but still visible I think. First a couple of key points. Don’t even try if the bark isn’t slipping well on the rootstock. If not slipping it’s hard or impossible to insert the bud cleanly under both flaps of the T. Not cleanly under and success falls thru the floor. Get bark slipping by watering at least a week ahead of budding. Also cut back the rootstock in w…