Masterclass: Apple Trees – Whip & Tongue Grafting

Lead Fruit Grower, Andy ‘Apples’ Lewis, talks through all the steps involved with the whip & tongue grafting method to create new apple trees. CHAPTERS 0:00 - Introduction 0:16 - Tools 1:46 - Taping up your thumb 2:23 - Mechanising your cutting action 2:42 - Practice cuts on cornice wood 5:24 - Root stocks 6:35 - Cutting root stock 7:43 - Cutting scion wood 8:34 - Cambium layer contact 9:39 - Wrapping the join 11:15 - Potting and labelling 12:15 - Applying wax