Grafting buckeye

Lawrence gave me some scions from his old buckeye and I grafted them onto a sweet chestnut I grew from a nut three years ago.

I cut 2 metres off my chestnut tree

Split it with a kitchen knife

Slip in the trimmed buckeye scion

I did two. The buds are visible

Finish by wrapping with clay

Easy graft

I'm giving a workshop on grafting apple trees tomorrow at 1:00 pm and CUE TV are covering the action.
They'll play it later in the week so if you're keen to learn the ancient art, tune in!