Uploaded March 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Don't graft until the green shoots of spring appear. Practice on waste wood, ideally apple prunings, until you get excellent live wood to live wood every time. Sharp, thin clean knife (Opinel number 6 is perfect) Use grafting wax where necessary, tie in well with polythene strip. Success is down to timing and technique rather than luck
The wood is sent out free of charge as a 'thank you' but a voluntary donation to Tree Aid is commended, 100% of donation goes to help African villagers from Mali to Ethiopia improve their dirt poor lives and hold back the Sahara desert through tree cultivation justgiving.com/Stephen-Hayes5
Don't graft until the green shoots of spring appear. Practice on waste wood, ideally apple prunings, until you get excellent live wood to live wood every time. Sharp, thin clean knife (Opinel number 6 is perfect) Use grafting wax where necessary, tie in well with polythene strip. Success is down to timing and technique rather than luck
The wood is sent out free of charge as a 'thank you' but a voluntary donation to Tree Aid is commended, 100% of donation goes to help African villagers from Mali to Ethiopia improve their dirt poor lives and hold back the Sahara desert through tree cultivation justgiving.com/Stephen-Hayes5
