For the backyard orchard

Fruit Tree Grafting Tools, Guides & Free Templates

Grow your grafting confidence. Plan your orchard, compare grafting materials and create printable garden records.

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15 tools • 6 template editors • No account required

New to grafting? Start with the guide

Small backyard apple orchard with grassy paths and a timber fence.
A backyard orchard with grassy paths and space between fruit trees.

What are you working on?

Make the graftMatch a method to your material, check diameters and plan the tape you need. Keep scions readyCollect, label and store dormant wood. Recognize warning signs before grafting day. Plan an orchardChoose a vigor class, check pollination and lay out trees with enough access space.

Practical reference library

Prepare well. Understand the trade-offs.

Begin with one of these practical, source-linked guides, then use the matching decision tool.

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Bring a useful record into the garden

Print cultivar and rootstock labels, a scion storage checklist and an aftercare log. Keep track of the actual conditions and results of your own grafts.

Open free labels & field sheets →
A blank clipboard, pencil, plain plant tags and a closed tape measure on a garden table.
Simple supplies for recording tree identities and orchard observations.

The decisions behind the picture

Build a plan, one decision at a time

Use the field-guide diagram to connect the scion, rootstock and growing conditions. Then open the tool that matches the decision you need to make.

Understand the parts of a graft →
A connected graft, from scion to roots
A connected graft, from scion to rootsA stylized fruit-tree graft connects a scion to a rootstock at a supported union. The illustration introduces three planning tasks: identify the pairing, prepare the material and record the outcome. It is not a photograph, a grafting template or evidence of a successful trial.Original illustration · Not a field-test photographView full size Download SVG

What these tools can—and cannot—tell you

A formula can estimate tape or planting positions. A source-backed rule can screen a known graft pairing. Neither can guarantee survival, a harvest date or the exact mature height of your tree.

We show assumptions, label uncovered combinations, and separate product specifications from field testing. See our editorial standards or report a questionable result.

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