Grafting Apples with Akiva - Whip and Tongue

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Akiva Silver of Twisted Tree farm shows a very reliable and traditional method for grafting. Whip and Tongue has been used for a very long time to make sturdy, effective graft unions. He makes it look easy, but with the right tools, good safety precautions and a lot of practice you can too!
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[@jamestaylor8217]

Best grafting video I seen to date. Please have him back. Thanks.

[@AlDaoust]

Akiva says he gets weird in front of the camera but he really delivers information well. I genuinely feel confident enough to start.

[@edibleacres]

That is awesome!

[@lostcreekcabin2021]

😊🦃😊

[@SimonHaestoe]

yeah, he's natural - way better than people who sound like used car sales men. That's not really what people start growing stuff to be exposed to lol.

[@hugueslefebure9107]

Good teaching abilities from Akiva.

[@billhiggins3845]

So nice to see Akiva don't see to many videos from him 😊🦇👍🐓🌻

[@edibleacres]

I know a lot of folks would hope to see more videos from him.

[@infopubs]

It's such a pleasure to watch an expert at work. Thank you, Akiva!

[@JessicaVanderhoff]

Thank you so much for the video! I was really glad for the "ugly" graft because it looked just like mine, and now I'm hopeful it'll actually make it 😂

[@ntfriar]

Hi Sean, how about a live Q and A with Akiva sometime on all things trees, and whatever else might come up?

[@edibleacres]

That would be a fun session, I'll have to see if we can get him in on that. We're coming into our super busy time of year here now.

[@timanderson2493]

Thanks for taking the time to explain your thoughts.

[@nigelkay4210]

Very helpful video on Grafting Apples. Thanks!

[@GardenLove-yh3rv]

Absolutely the best technique, thanks!

[@travisdavis1042]

I miss seeing the buddy Akiva on your channel. Yet another wonderful soul involved with your work.

[@davidwieringa4222]

I listened to the book on Audible a couple of weeks ago. It really exceeded my expectations and wish I had read it sooner. Thanks for sharing!

[@gapey]

I just did my first apple and plum grafts last week.

[@edibleacres]

I hope they grow incredibly well for ya!

[@franek_izerski]

Cool to see Akiva. I hope to see a video from him about his whole nursery setup and how he started out. Now I got to find some grafting tape.

[@edibleacres]

kzbin.info/door/RaTsz4gmlE6OVEuOKOE4Ow - Check out his youtube channel!

[@haribo666adler]

Hi, thx for the vid. Btw I’ve bought the book and I’ve learned a lot. Looking forward to more videos like that

[@robertrembert4818]

Alright Sean! I love it when you have Akiva on your channel... like the special guest! Have his book and love it too! Good stuff! Keep it coming!

[@constantinaolstedt]

Oh one of the best instructions ever. And I waited too long in the season☹️😖 I'll have to send this to future me in the calender next spring. thank you so much from Stockholm Sweden 🤗👍🥳

[@dchambers986]

Thank you Akiva.I really enjoyed your presentation.

[@EastxWestFarms]

Learning from a true master. Thank you for this great video.

[@TheDalats]

Very skillful man who shown us in details what to do. Many thanks for the video, very useful indeed. I have learned lots from it.

[@valley3621]

Both of these guys make good product. I have some of their perennials in my food forest.

[@edibleacres]

Awesome!

[@jameswoll]

Gotta love Akiva!

[@carlacowling1789]

Great video! Would love to hear more - how do you choose and prepare the root stock etc

[@gelwood99]

Awesome video!

[@kbltexmex]

That’s awesome and a great skill to know. Thank you for sharing!!

[@XoroksComment]

Great guy and great tutorial. I've already done whip and tongue grafts before but I could still learn a lot from this video in terms of technique.

[@Green.Country.Agroforestry]

Good video on whip and tongue - the camera close up on the cuts were good enough to see everything! He's right about trying to root fruit tree cuttings .. I've played around with them a bit when I have leftovers from pruning, and they really don't do very well; better to get a root system established first, then graft! Beeswax .. hmm. I think I feel better about that than the pruning paint that I have been using to seal cuts. I'll give that a try!

[@edibleacres]

I've tried rooting apple and boy is it not something that wants to root!

[@davidclarke1508]

Sean, thank you for sharing. I am on a cruise watching this video and I had just gotten to Akiva's chapter on grafting today. It is a great book and I have enjoyed reading it so far on this trip. I can't wait to put the practices in play when I get home.

[@CorwynGC]

Best description I have seen. Thanks.

[@MrBrznak]

I grafted a lot of bare root fruit trees with grafting tape , after pulling the tape tight I rip the last remaining half inch piece with my thumb and use that to seal of the top end , it stretches enough for a few turns. Very informative and interesting video , always worth watching even if you know the technique

[@myexoticfoodplants6727]

Nice going

[@rosea830]

Thank you!

[@Mandy-cn5cl]

I just did my grafting yesterday not as pretty as those but fingers crossed☺& I did same whip & Tongue too ☺ thanks for that

[@edibleacres]

My grafts look pretty rough but they generally still work out. Nice to have something to work towards but knowing you won't have a ton of failure on your way!

[@chrisk1669]

Great book. Got some osage oranges from twisted tree several years ago and they are doing great.

[@edibleacres]

I bet. His trees generally grow incredibly well for folks.

[@mimibergerac7792]

If you make the tongue cut in the rootstock at about mid point and the cut in the scion at about 2/3 they seem to fit nicer for me without getting the ends stand out.

[@learningallthetimes7655]

Great Video! Don't be too hard on yourselves :) There is so much great info in your words not just your actions.......AWESOME BOOK as well! Thanks to you both for sharing SOME of your amazing knowledge! Cheers

[@chriswhalley]

Awesome video, thanks for bringing us the good stuff!

[@fromthehutt9508]

Really great information, thank you

[@terrynoraturner1848]

Thanks for the info. Did cold stratification this year like Akiva's videos show, using buckets. Found both your channels from a Kevin Wallace video.

[@friedrichdostoyevsky491]

This year I am going to try something I haven’t before. Instead of cutting scions in winter, I am going to take them right before dormancy break. This is also when I prefer to prune. Idea being wound stays open for shorter duration. Anyways..Instead if cutting scions early and having to store, I’m thinking of taking them a few days before grafting.

[@edibleacres]

I hope that works well for you, seems reasonable.

[@CrookedWoodsFamilyOrchard]

Looking forward to grafting on the 100 fruit trees we just put in.

[@bobow7227]

Very useful video. What a cool guy.

[@myminifarm5700]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing

[@fallenangelwi25]

That's awesome thanks for sharing ❤️🌿

[@3dreamsPermaculture]

Very cool. Many thanks !

[@ANorthernSpy]

Loving this 🎉

[@yolylacy5416]

Thank you. It was great. Would you consider filming his nursery? Also more videos like this one.

[@edibleacres]

Check out his youtube channel, search 'twisted tree' or look for link in description, he's got some nice tours, and we'll do more over time.

[@Crina-LudmilaCristeaAuthor]

Great video, thanks for this Sean! I was looking at foraging books earlier and saw this one on trees. I noticed the name of the author was Akiva which for me is not a common name, so it's easy to remember. I was wondering if the author is the same guy as your friend Akiva. And yes, he is! I can't wait to get his book, learn from it and practice! Thank you again for sharing this. 🤗🌱🤗

[@Crina-LudmilaCristeaAuthor]

And the books arrived today!🤗🤗🤗

[@vincentalaimo7527]

Thank you

[@justinp1773]

The timing of this video is perfect for me- I’m planning to graft some edible fruiting varieties onto an ornamental plum this spring. Question: would you recommend any variations to this technique when grafting cuttings on to a fully mature tree? Thanks!

[@edibleacres]

I can offer up that you may want to search 'top working' as a grafting concept. It wouldn't use whip and tongue, but rather 'cleft grafting'. I've done it a bit and can say with novice skills it works pretty well. I plan to document it this spring, but you can watch a few videos and give it a go I bet!

[@justinp1773]

EdibleAcres awesome! I will definitely look into that. Thanks again!

[@Moonjean]

Lovely to see Akiva on your channel. I found your channel true his :) Question: Why does he cut the scions so short after grafting? Wouldnt it work just to leave the scions in full length to get a larger tree fast? Or does it need to be cut to focus energy to heal the grafting? Btw I would also love to see a Q and A with you and Akiva :) My 2 favorite garden/growing channels.

[@edibleacres]

You definitely want to cut them short so they focus all their energy into just one or two buds. A Q&A with Akiva would be a lot of fun, I'll mention it to him.

[@Moonjean]

@@edibleacres Thank you for the swift reply. Now I know the reason, instead of just guessing. :)

[@nineravens2]

Thank You so much Akiwa! now I see where I made the mistake. The Trees of Power is a great book, I have it at home! Greetings from Slovakia ;) Your next book does not ship to EU.. selling pdfs?

[@jamestaylor8217]

Can apples be successfuly grafted in the fall?

[@wirugby8]

Once you finish your bench grafting and you store the trees, should the sand or sawdust be wetted and kept moist until spring?

[@edibleacres]

You want it moist enough to be keeping things alive, yes. Like a wrung out sponge.

[@tcotroneo]

Question: can u whip and tongue, stock and Scion with fresh stock cuttings? Meaning the stock doesn’t have roots yet?

[@edibleacres]

I think you'd want good quality, nice gauge, rooted root stock to graft onto...

[@Alexandergmc]

why do you need to cut the scion after grafted? Thank you

[@edibleacres]

You want the scion part to be quite small on the root stock so it can focus its growth on one bud or at most 2

[@elsmitro]

Hi

[@donnabrown1518]

What time of year does Akiva make his cuttings?

[@edibleacres]

Takes scion wood later winter, stored very cool and moist, in sawdust in a root cellar.

[@donnabrown1518]

@@edibleacres Thanks!

[@ameisherry]

Camera shy ☺️

[@ZainKhan-qv1we]

Sir can I have Akiva's WhatsApp number, please?