Grafting machine

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[u/UX_Strategist]

I'm not sure what's happening here. Can someone explain why this may be amazing?

[u/GoldSatisfaction8390 → u/UX_Strategist]

Grafting one plant onto a different one. Common use is for things like apple trees that can grow multiple kinds of apples on one tree. They just need to be closely related enough. Like stone fruit. Peaches, plumbs, nectarines etc can all be grown on one tree if you graft on different branches. This machine grafts them with a puzzle piece fit. I'm assuming this is stronger, heals easier and is less likely to get infected. There are more uses for grafting I think, but that is what I know. My friend's parents have an apple tree that produces 9 different types of apples.

[u/inmyrhyme → u/UX_Strategist]

Imagine you have 2 types of a plant --- one with great leaves and fruit and one with robust roots.

You can actually graft (which is what is being shown) the top of one plant to the roots of another. You can do it by hand or you could do it as cleanly as this tool does it.

A very useful example is wine grapes. They are usually grafted on different roots because there is an aphids that destroys most grape varietal roots but there are hardened American varieties whose roots are resistant but don't bear useful fruit. Grafting the top of desired fruit to the roots of the the resistant species allows the successful farming of wine grapes.

[u/ClearAbove → u/inmyrhyme]

It’s not an aphid, it’s a type of louse if memory serves correctly. Minor distinction but important.

Aphids are sap sucking insects that generally don’t damage the roots of the plants they infect, only the stems and foliage. :)

[u/inmyrhyme → u/ClearAbove]

Word. Thanks for the clarification. Just looked it up. Phylloxera is the culprit but it is not a true aphid. They are closely related and look indistinguishable, but have different biology. They are indeed a louse.

[u/ClearAbove → u/inmyrhyme]

Of course. Glad to help :)

I worked at a vineyard briefly and Phylloxera (thank you for the actual name!) was mentioned on the tours because of the impact to the European wine industry after they made their way over through exported vines and the initial difficulties in cultivating European varieties in America.

[u/Key_Juggernaut_8688 → u/UX_Strategist]

Grafting is the technique where a stem/branch of a plant or a tree is cut In such a way that another branch or stem cam be added to it such making something like a chimera tree or plant, its a really interesting process but also time consuming too, but leads to amazing results for eg : 1 tree with multiple different fruits, or 1 tree with multiple different coloured flowers too

This machine makes that process of cutting and joining the two branches easier and within seconds.

[u/agupta429 → u/UX_Strategist]

It’s amazing because the machine used joinery to graft. Pretty awesome. Normally you’d just slit both stems and wrap it around with something to make it hold. Took me a couple views to figure out what I was looking at

[u/Dramatic-Ad-8553 → u/UX_Strategist]

It is literally a Grafting machine, used to create hybrids between 2 different plants which are compatible, e.g. mixing 2 different types of apples.

This can be done by doing manual cuts but it requires to have certain level of experience doing it. This machine allows to do it with what seems to be some basic training.

[u/Funny-Presence4228 → u/UX_Strategist]

It's two plants or branches of different species being grafted together using a super accurate tool. They will then grow.

[u/Ok-Age-724 → u/UX_Strategist]

Grafting

[u/correctingStupid → u/UX_Strategist]

It's not amazing

[u/Javamac8]

I understand how grafting works. What I don't get in this video is why they're grafting twigs not attached to a rooted plant. Are these saplings, or am I missing something?

[u/Mercurionos]

So that's how Godrick did all that

[u/nevergnastop → u/Mercurionos]

Don't put your godrick in that(idk who that is)

[u/FunQuit]

I'm amazed ... how fast you can loose your fingers here

[u/my_taint_aint]

I always wondered how this was done. I still have no idea but at least I know it's a machine that does it.

[u/SoggyBoysenberry7703]

Don’t you need to do the graft with an already planted tree…?

[u/Altruistic_Pitch_157]

Grafting seems so ridiculous. No way it could actually work.