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Grafting

This is one of the best on-line resources for a "crash-course" in grafting:
University of Missouri Cooperative Extension

Another good reference for grafting is the book "A Guide to Nut Tree Culture in North America" edited by Dr. Dennis Fulbright at Michigan State University. Volume 1 was released last year by the Northern Nut Growers Association (NNGA). You may order one from the NNGA by going here: http://nutgrowing.org/nutbooks.htm

An ealier edition, "Nut Tree Culture in North America", was edited by R.A. Jaynes and released in 1979 by the NNGA.

Some popular grafting types for chestnut are the whip graft, the chip-bud graft, and the nut-graft.

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Cloning American Chestnut Trees Link   From Charlie A Allen, California Friends of the American Chestnut; information on whip and nurse nut grafts
Several grafting types Link   From the Chestnut Growers of Australia
       
Barkgrafting Link   from the American Chestnut Cooperators Foundation (ACCF)
Chip Bud Layering of Hazelnuts PDF 350 KB From December 2007 issue of NNGA newsletter.
Inlay Bark Grafting of Nut Trees Link   From the Society of Ontario Nut Growers (SONG)

Nutgrafting has become an especially popular form of chestnut cloning. It is a cheap method of vegetative propagation, but much care must be taken in nursing the grafts once made. The following are some of the most popular links on nutgrafting information:

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Video of Nutgrafting 1 MPG (video) 750 MB  

CAREFUL!!
Thes are VERY LARGE FILES. Right-click to Save As. Not recommended for dial Up.

Video taken during a Maryland Chapter event where expert nut-grafter Carl Mayfield demonstrates the process of nutgrafting, in 2 parts (very large files!!).
Video of Nutgrafting 2 MPG (video) 350 MB  
Nutgrafting DOC (text) 60KB   by expert nut-grafter from Virginia, Carl Mayfield
Nutgrafting for American Chestnut Restoration Link     more information from the American Chestnut Cooperators' Foundation (ACCF )
More nutgrafting Link     more on nutgrafting through a Powerpoint slideshow from Joe Schibig in Tennessee w/ help from Ed Greenwell
More nutgrafting (PDF) PDF 400KB  
Maine nutgrafting Link     The Maine Chapter recently held a workshop on nutgrafting and put together a pictoral display of that acitvity.
General information on Nurse-Seed Grafting (1975) Link     From the first issue of the newsletter from the New Zealand Treecrops Association (NZTCA)


 

 

 

 

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