How to graft lilac

1. Bud grafting

This method is usually done in July and August, and there are many choices of rootstocks, including privet, waxwood, tassel and lilac.

1. Generally speaking, Ligustrum lucidum requires its sprouts to be cut off. The process will be a little troublesome because it often grows, but if it is not cut, it will not be lilac but Ligustrum lucidum later.

2. Our scion needs to be the stronger leaf buds grown in the current year. During the grafting process, we need to cut off the leaves on the scion, leaving only the petiole. Then we need to make a horizontal cut about one centimeter above the bud, and then cut down about three centimeters from the middle of the incision to make it look like a "T".

3. Then we peel off its skin and insert the cuttings into it. The two need to be tightly combined, and then use plastic film to tie it up.

4. Generally, the petiole on the scion will fall off in two to three weeks. If it falls off, the bud will survive. At this time, we can cut off the plastic strip.

2. Grafting

1. This time is generally determined in early spring, and the length of the scion needs to be between eight centimeters and ten centimeters. Generally, two pairs of bud nodes should be left for it, and then the lower part of the scion should be cut into a bevel.

2. Generally, the selected real surface needs to be a solid lilac seedling that has grown for one or two years. It is usually necessary to cut it five to ten centimeters above the ground, and then split a vertical slit from the cross section. After that, all you have to do is insert the scion.

3. These two also need to fit tightly together, and then all you need to do is tie it up with a plastic bag.

4. In order to prevent the cut edge from losing too much water, we need to cover it with very moist soil. After the buds on the scion grow out, we need to remove the covering soil.

5. We can collect cuttings in autumn and winter, bury them underground, and then graft them in the spring of the following year. Generally speaking, the scion can grow to about fifty to eighty centimeters in that year. In the second year, we need to shorten the branches so that its side branches will grow better.

docking

This is to simply cut a joint on the scion and the rootstock, and then tie them together. When new callus tissue grows from the incision, cut off the top branch from the top of the interface and also cut one centimeter below the scion.