New Walnut Budding, Grafting, and Planting Video Released

Walnut growers, nursery personnel and others involved and interested in walnut grafting, budding, and planting can access the newly released University of California peer-reviewed video: “Budding, Grafting and Planting Walnut Trees.”

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The video has been three years in the making and provides in-depth instruction in the “art and science” of selecting grafting wood, performing whip, side whip, and bark grafting, patch budding, top-working older trees, and properly planting walnut trees.

There are also sections containing basic information of why and when these operations are done, and the tools needed for each operation. Each of the 14 segments is stand alone, enabling viewers to choose which they want to watch.

The demonstrator in this video is well-known Lake County nurseryman Alex Suchan of Alex M. Suchan Farm and Nursery in Upper Lake. Alex has been grafting trees since 1948 and offers a wealth of information to novices and experienced propagators, alike. Alex has been demonstrating grafting and planting for many years for commercial farmers, nursery personnel and amateur/backyard orchardists and grafters and the video extends the opportunity to wider and future audiences.

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The video was produced by Rachel Elkins, University of California Pomology Farm Advisor for Lake and Mendocino Counties; Carolyn DeBuse, horticulturist, USDA National Crop Germplasm Repository; and Ray Lucas, senior producer/director for digital media, UC ANR Communications Services; with funding from the California Walnut Board.

Besides directly from YouTube, links to the entire video and individual segments are now available from the UC Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center website to which viewers are directed for more detailed information on walnut propagation.

The video will also be available soon from the UC ANR Communications Services online catalog and from individual walnut farm advisors’ websites. DVDs will be available in the near future for those who prefer a hard copy format.

Further information on the video can be obtained by contacting Rachel Elkins, Pomology Farm Advisor for Lake and Mendocino Counties, [email protected].

Source: University of California Cooperative Extension, Glenn County

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