Wow Jari, you have such a perfect technique it's like watching a commercial grafter. I am much less smooth and slick. I did 23 grafts yesterday and every cut was just right but I did them from diffent angles, sometimes standing above the RS and cutting downwards. It was the wrapping that became tricky as I was grafting on curved surfaces sometimes and the scion wanted to spring off. Once you have the first winds at the bottom and have trapped it then it's easy to wind it but that could be a fight needing three hands! Wonderful vid, I'll watch it before I graft in future to focus myself.

Ah, thanks! That makes sense, as vigourous species can affect small scions in the reverse by 'speeding them up' in some instances. So if I chose a grafted large plant - usually the 'Glauca' or 'Aurea' of most species - then I should be ok. That's great.

Redneckgirl, you can start with any method of grafting you feel you can go with, but first practice the methods and making the cuts on any non fruiting plant, even simple willow branch from outside would give you the training :) It doesn't have to be attached to the tree, you just get the process of cutting them, aligning them and wrapping them right first and gain confidence.

Kelley, the hardest part to all the grafts - that one included - was cutting pieces that fit. It’s like creating a little jigsaw puzzle with pieces of wood in a hurry. I only used that one on one because it was the only seedling that was actively growing. It was not more difficult than the others I think. In a way, once I got it to fit in, it was easier to tape up. The Teflon tape worked, but was hard to keep from wrinkling up. I’m interested to feel the difference between that and the grafting tape. Once I get it, I may graft a branch of my ST that is alive, but has been broken and is dangling. When I take the tree out, I’m sure it will snap off, so why not try to I graft it onto another lemon seedling.... I’m on a roll...;)