I want to plant a cherry tree but i dont know how to do that "grafting techinque" and w/what tree to graft w/?

Question

I've ready something about budding, grafting. And cross pollination. Can someone explain?

Answer 1

Grafting is when you cut part of one tree, and attach it to part of another tree. Sometimes professionals graft the trunk of one tree to the roots of another, but this should be reserved for experts, as grafts are rarely 100% successful.

If you want to graft a few different cherry varieties to your tree, then you cut a wedge shape in the part you want to graft on, and a V shape where you're grafting it. Then you stick them together, hold them really close, stick some tree tar to the cut, places some splints (narrow, smooth sticks) around the spot, and wrap it up with green garden tape like it was a broken leg. After a year or so, it should have either died, or grafted, and you can take off the splints and tape.

Generally, you should only graft to closely related species.

To be honest, I don't think you need to be grafting anything to plant a cherry tree. Just dig a big friggin hole in your yard, head down to the local nursery, or home depot, buy a tree in a pot, bring it home, take off the pot, and drop the tree in the hole. then water like hell for a few weeks. You might also want to leave a bit of pipe in the hole, so that you can get a little more water to the roots. this helps most if you can get a huge hole, and don't want the roots to spread around to break nearby concrete objects.

Answer 2

Check with your local nurseryman he can tell you what varieties are good in your area for cross pollination when planting two trees. Also you can buy cherry trees that have already been grafted so you won't need 2 trees to produce fruit.

Answer 3

contact a local plantition