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Due Buoi Fruit Tree Grafting Knife

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The Due Buoi grafting knife for fruit trees is a straight grafting knife with a 5cm (2in) steel blade set in an ebonite handle. It is used to perform bud grafting, one of the most commonly used grafting techniques, as it is fairly simple and causes less damage to the plant than whip grafting, bevel grafting, or cleft grafting. It is mainly practiced on vines, fruit trees, and bushes. It can also be used on roses, as their pith is often fragile and does not tolerate cleft grafting well. It is particularly recommended for stone fruit trees.

The Due Buoi grafting knife for fruit trees is a straight grafting knife with a 5cm (2in) steel blade set in an ebonite handle. It is particularly suited for bud grafting thanks to its short, pointed blade that ensures precise work on the rootstock. It is also suitable for other grafting techniques such as whip and tongue, cleft, omega, or side grafting. Bud grafting is mainly practiced on fruit bushes, vines, and roses because their pith is often fragile and does not tolerate cleft grafting well. This technique is particularly recommended for stone fruit trees.

Dimensions:

- Head: 5mm

- Total length: 190mm (8in)

This fruit tree grafting knife is a small handheld tool with an extremely sharp, pointed, and relatively short steel blade that remains easy to handle. It is used to graft bushes to obtain plants identical to the scion, while benefiting from the qualities of the chosen rootstock. This practice is reserved for experienced gardeners and professionals as it requires good technical mastery, but with this knife and the following advice, you can achieve beautiful grafts. This knife is mainly used for bud grafting, which is primarily practiced on fruit trees, vines, and roses. It involves taking "buds" from the plant to be propagated, that is, an eye located on a healthy and medium-sized branch of the desired plant, called the scion.

The first piece of advice is to wear gloves because grafting requires precise and quick movements with a perfectly sharpened tool.

To obtain good results with this type of graft, it is best if your scion and rootstock have a similar diameter.

Grafting in August using budding grafting:

On the rootstock: at the desired height for grafting, trace a T with the sharp part of the knife. With the spatula of the grafting knife, lift the bark on each side of the T to expose the cambium (the most vital part of the plant, where the most sap circulates). Be careful! A properly sharpened budding knife can cut your thumb just as easily as cutting the rootstock.

On the scion: choose an eye and cut the leaf, leaving a small amount of petiole. With the grafting knife, start 2cm (1in) above the eye and slide along the stem to lift the cambium up to about 1cm below the eye. Once the bud has been removed, insert it into the T on the rootstock, paying attention to the direction of insertion, with the leaf pointing upwards. Gently compress the bud so that the two cambiums come into contact. Cut off the part of the bud that exceeds the incision so that the ligature completely surrounds the graft. For dormant bud grafting (the bud stays on during winter), you can completely cover the eye. In spring, you will need to cut the rootstock above the graft so that the bud can emerge. You can repeat the operation on the opposite side of the rootstock stem to obtain a beautiful balanced head during regrowth.

Technical features

Weight: 0.200000 kg

synthetic handle

Handle type Single handle

Handle length 14 cm

steel tool head

Total length 19 cm

Tips

Recommended for use in For outdoor and indoor use, Ground surface and superficial soil, Heavy soil, Indoor pot/planter, Light, loose soil, Open ground, Open ground under cold frame/cover, Outdoor pot/planter

Particularly recommended for Bamboos, Berries and vineyards, Climbers, conifers, Ericaceous plants, fruit trees, Hedgerow plants, Mild climate and citrus plants, Perennials, Roses, trees and shrubs

Range of tools Professional tools

Type of tool Small pruning tool

Ideal tool for Cutting green, live wood, grafting

Directions for use A fruit tree grafting knife is used to graft fruit bushes to obtain plants identical to the scion while benefiting from the qualities of the chosen rootstock. This knife is mainly used for bud grafting, thanks to its pointed and short blade that ensures precise work on fruit trees, vines, and roses. This involves taking "buds" from the plant to be multiplied, that is, an eye located on a healthy and medium-sized branch of the plant from which one wishes to obtain development, called the scion. You can use this grafting knife to perform other kinds of grafts, such as whip-and-tongue, cleft, omega, crown, and V. Wear gloves when working with the knife. On the scion: take care to remove the leaf located at this level, while leaving a piece of petiole. Make a cut 1 to 2cm (1in) above and below the eye. Slide the blade under this entire part and check that there is no wood behind the bud. On the rootstock: make a "T" incision in the bark without touching the pith. Using the spatula, gently lift the bark on each side of the T-cut to insert the taken bud (in the right direction, with the leaf facing upwards). Cut off the excess part of the bud that protrudes from the T. Tie it with a piece of raffia to hold the bud in place by its ends and seal the edges. Clean the blade with alcohol after use to prevent the transmission of diseases from one plant to another, and to keep your tool in good condition for a long time (the sap of certain plants can damage the blade or make it sticky over time). Store this tool in a dry place, protected from bad weather.