Vaccination is a form of plant reproduction. It consists in the refinement of fruit (and ornamental) trees by combining a scion (one-year fragment of a shoot) of the noble variety with a non-noble rootstock (a rooted plant).Grafting has been used successfully for hundreds of years - during this time several techniques for combining shoots have been developed.
It is recommended for novice gardeners to graft in a wedge, also known as a deer leg grafting.Typical for this technique is that the scion and rootstock are cut into a wedge.Inoculation with this technique can be performed already at the end of February (preferably shortly before the vegetation starts or right after it starts).It should be remembered that the cut surfaces of the scion and rootstock adhere tightly to each other.For the scion, choose a one-year-old shoot about 15 cm long with 5-6 buds.Shoots are picked before the onset of winter or just before its end (slips can be taken, for example, when trimming trees).
Grafting is best done on apple and pear trees and it is from these trees that it is best to start the adventure with refining.The procedure itself should be performed as quickly as possible so that the tissues of the cut shoots do not dry out, as it reduces their ability to fuse together.
