[NAFEX] What time to graft fruit?

Jwlehman at aol.com Jwlehman at aol.com
Sun Apr 5 10:17:10 EDT 2009


In a message dated 4/5/2009 7:41:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
topgun at otelco.net writes:

> I graft here in AL anytime in March but I prefer to wait until about 2 
> weeks before the last frost as the earliest to avoid too much fresh callus 
> developing and having it 
> subjected to frost. As for lateness, grafts will take up until the bark 
> stops slipping; however, you need to have time for the new growth to grow and 
> mature before winter. 

My experience agrees totally with Topgun. For deciduous fruit trees graft 
when the bark is in the slip. Of course in Indiana that time differs considerable 
from Louisiana. Here I don't even think of grafting fruit wood until June 
when the understock is actively growing. This has also worked well for me with 
Prunus and Diospyros. 

I have also successfully taken actively growing material from one tree and 
grafted to another the same day and even several days apart, carrying the 
material home with leaves removed, wrapped in plastic and in the pop cooler. Then 
wrapped with Parafilm after grafting. Do not let that scion dry out! I've not 
done this more than a dozen times, but it works and works well! I'd guess my 
success with this is nearly 90%. 

Jerry




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