Carl Mayfield, VATACF member and long-time MDTACF supporter is shown below preparing scion wood for nutgrafting at workshop in March of 2007

Now is the time for Nut-grafting!

January and February are the best times to cut scions from American chestnut trees and graft them onto American chestnut nuts. If they grow, you will have a clone of your scion wood tree that can be planted in a new location. Carl Mayfield, shown above, is an expert on this method of propagation. He graciously allowed us to take video at his nut-grafting clinic last winter, and he wrote out detailed instructions for every step of preparation and nurture, which can be found here:

Instructions for nut grafting from Carl Mayfield

If you are interested in trying this method, you may contact Essie Burnworth at (301)762-6715 or hburnworth@msn.com to borrow a DVD of the clinic.

More photos from March 3, 2007 Mayfield wokshop

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