Grafting & Planting

Budding, Grafting and Planting Walnut Trees - Hour-long YouTube video on budding, grafting and planting walnut trees produced by UC ANR's Rachel Elkins, Carolyn DeBuse and Ray Lucas, featuring veteran tree propagator Alex M. Suchan.

Segments of the above video:

Introduction to walnut grafting, budding and planting video

Basic information about grafting and budding walnuts

Terms used in the walnut grafting, budding and planting video

How to properly select grafting wood

Tools needed for bark grafting

How to bark graft walnut trees

How to top work older walnut trees

Tools needed for whip grafting walnut trees

How to perform whip grafting of walnuts

How to side-whip walnut trees

Tools needed for patch budding walnuts

How to patch bud 1 to 2 year old walnut trees

How to properly plant walnut trees