Our products in action

We were fortunate enough to meet with Ian Adams, a professional grafter at his company Scionon, and see first hand his grafting procedures, various techniques and types of grafting.

We’d like to thank Ian for allowing us to share how he uses our products. Check out the pictures and videos below.

Ian also has developed a number of grafting tools to assist grafters with efficiency, quality of grafts and safety of workers in the grafting field. Visit the Scionon website for more information about grafting and their tools.

Examples of Smiths Grafting Wax on apple trees

Apple grafting

Ian completing a rind bark graft by sealing around the scion join with Smiths Grafting Waz
Rind bark graft - new apples

Smiths Grafting Wax is placed around the area where the scion meets the stump and anywhere the bark has lifted as a result of the graft being made to form the airtight seal.
Notch rind grafting - apples

An alternative way to rind grafting commonly known as Notch Rind Grafting. Smiths Grafting Wax is formed around the scion joint with the stump and as this photo shows, the wax has been used to seal where the bark has lifted and forms an airtight seal. It has also been used on the exposed tip of te scons to creat a seal and stop the scions from drying out.
Taking up of graft - apples

The graft has now taken hold and the scions start to grow. You can see the grafting wax has moulded to take up the shape of the graft opening and continues to make the wound airtight.

Examples of Smiths Grafting Wax on kiwifruit trees

New graft - kiwifruit

Note how the Smiths Grafting Wax has been used to seal around the graft but also to seal where the stump was cut off to create the air tight seal. Our wax can also be used on any other crop type to do the same thing.
Taking up of graft - kiwifruit

Smiths Grafting Wax has been used to seal the top of the stump as well as the scion / stump joints.
Advanced growth of grafted scions - kiwifruit

You will see in this photo that the graft has fully formed with the Smiths Grafting Wax having molded to the growth of the scion callouses, continuing to form a layer of protections from disease and weather.
Fully matured graft - kiwifruit

The end result