Whip and Tongue Grafting Demonstration
Channel: NPS Park Cultural Landscapes Program
Date: 2018-02-09

Keith Park, NPS Horticulturalist and Arborist at John Muir National Historic Site and Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site in California, demonstrates the technique of whip and tongue grafting. 

Grafting is the method for joining two woody plants together. It is used to join a cultivated variety (scion) with a rootstock and is a common method in growing fruit trees and other cultivated trees and shrubs. 

Whip and tongue grafting is one type of grafting. In this video, Keith demonstrates the particular knife he uses, the cuts he makes in the wood, and the position of his hands to prevent injury.