How to graft azaleas?

Rhododendron occidentalis is widely used.

There are many grafting methods, the most commonly used one is twig top grafting, which is the most suitable in May-June, and the survival rate reaches 90%. Choose 2-year-old dry rhododendron, and require the new buds to be similar in thickness to the scion. Jade butterfly and purple butterfly are the best varieties in Mao Juan. On that Xi Juan moth plant, shoots with a length of 3-4 cm are cut, and the low leaves are removed, leaving 3-4 leaflet at the top, and the base is cut into a wedge shape with a section of 0. 5- 1 cm. Cut off 2-3 cm of the new shoot of Mao Juan, remove the leaves, cut 1 cm longitudinally, insert the scion, align the cortex, tie it tightly with plastic film tape, put the connector and scion together in a plastic film bag, and tie the bag mouth tightly. Under the shade shed, avoid direct sunlight. If the scion does not wither for 7 days, it is possible to succeed. After two months, the bag will be removed and the tie will be untied in the next spring. There is also an abdominal grafting method of tender branches, which is similar to the top splitting method.