How to refine your walnut

Graft the walnut tree step by step

First of all, I would like to point out that December is the best month to graft the walnut (but only if there is no ground frost). Also note that the tree must be one to two years old (pulled from a nut) before you can graft it.

Preparatory phase

1. Dig up the young plant and its roots from the ground.
2. Shorten the seedling to a length of about 15 centimeters.
3. Remove the side shoots.
4. Plant the prepared seedling in a pot filled with soil.
5. Put a clear plastic bag over the plant. This creates moisture and warmth, which promotes the rapid formation of buds.
6. Place the pot in a bright room (temperature: approx. 20 degrees Celsius).
7. Keep the soil constantly moist.
8. The first buds will open after two to four weeks. Then the walnut is ripe for the actual processing.

Finishing

1. Saws Remove a noble leaf from your seedling. This noble twig is an approximately 50 centimeter long shoot from the crown that grew in the previous year.
2. Find a place on the plant that corresponds to the thickness of the leaf veins.
3. Cut the shoot at an angle (30 degree angle) at this point. Make sure that there is a scar of about five to seven centimeters.
4. Shorten the leaflet to a length of ten centimeters. Important: You also have to cut it at a 30-degree angle.
5. Place the two incision scars directly on top of each other.
6. Stabilize the "weds" with a rubber band or a rope.
7. Seal the connection. Use warm liquid wax for this.
8. In turn, place the grafted seedling in a bright, warm place in the apartment.
9. Check the plant regularly. Immediately cut off any potential shoots below the grafting point.
10. Remove the plastic bag after two to three months (when the first leaves sprout).

Final phase

1. Put the pot in the greenhouse until mid-March or (if you don't have one) in a partially shaded spot in the garden instead. In the case of the second variant, however, the seedling must always be indoors at night (frost protection).
2. As soon as there is no more ground frost to fear, you can use the grafted walnut in the garden plant out.