How to refine your pear

The grafting - this is how the refinement succeeds

Grafting is not as difficult as other methods of grafting Refinement of a pear tree. In order for the grafting to succeed, you have to proceed very cleanly. Above all, you must never touch the interfaces with your fingers.

The knife must be as sharp as possible and completely sterile. Otherwise, transfer mushrooms or germs on the grafting point that lead to putrefaction.

This is what you need to graft a pear tree

• Noble rice, not yet expelled
• Pad that is already in the juice
• A very sharp, sterile knife
• Raffia to wrap around
• Finishing wax

When is the best time to graft?

The best time is from mid-April to the end of May. The base on which the noble rice is to be grafted must already be in the juice, which means that it has already started sprouting. the bark can then be solved easily.

The noble rice, on the other hand, must not yet have been driven out. Choose a piece that has at least three well-developed eyes on it.

This is how the pear tree is grafted

An approximately four centimeter long oblique cut is made in the noble rice, in such a way that there is a cut in the middle on the other side eye is located. In technical terminology, this is referred to as the copulation cut.

The bark of the pad is raised slightly and cut lengthways once. This results in two wings.

The cut side of the noble rice is carefully inserted into the bark cut. A few millimeters of the copulation cut must still be visible at the top.

Fixing the finishing point

The place is wrapped with raffia, whereby the middle eye must not be tied in.

Finally, the whole thing is coated with finishing wax. Next spring it will show whether the grafting has been successful.

Tips & Tricks

Make sure that the cuts in the noble rice and the topping are exactly on top of each other when grafting on. Refinement only takes place when the inner parts that carry the juice touch each other.