On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Kenn Tuckey wrote:
 
> I have searched the archives and have found a lot of recipes that relate to
> using beeswax for making creams and furniture polish but no reference to using
> beeswax to make grafting wax for use on trees.
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Somewhere in my files I have a recipe for grafting wax but I can't find
it.  I usually just use straight melted beeswax, though it hardens a
little too brittle, or mix in a little tallow to make it more pliable and
sometimes a little pitch to make it stick better.  You could probably mix
a bit of vegetable shortening with melted wax to get a usable grafting wax
but I've not tried that particular mix.  As was mentioned, the main
purpose of the wax is to keep the graft union from drying out.
 
Cheers,
Dave Pehhling
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