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  • From: Ginda Fisher <ginda@concentric.net>
  • To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Dormant grafting
  • Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 21:21:36 -0400

>From the replies, I gather I ought to be doing something about these
grafts. I'm sure the scions are still alive (even without peeling back
some bark) because they are plump and "soft". There are a few scions
that died - they are dried up and tough, and some are shriveled.

The trees are full grown crabs which I've festooned with different
grafts. We had a drought in April, and the grafts were made during the
drought. We've had ample rain recently, though, and everything is
growing great guns.

I do have a copy of the double bag method (plastic and paper) but as I
said, the scions seem to be adequately moist. I might try resetting
them, but I may also just wait until next year and see what happens. I
did get at least one "take" (growing, with leaves) of all the cultivars
I tried.

thanks, all,
Ginda

Gordon Nofs wrote:
>
> Ginda
> Are you making sure that these trees are getting plenty of water to force
> or keep the heavy growth sap flowing. I find that this time of the year I
> have to use the double bag method to retain the scion moisture. Have you a
> copy of it?
> Gordon
> ************************************
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "victoria l. caron" <vicaron@gis.net>
> Reply-To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
> To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [nafex] Dormant grafting
> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 11:05:55 +0000
>
> I also reset several whip grafts yesterday, some with the original scions if
> they were still green and others with dormant scions from the fridge. I
> shaved
> off the old cuts to expose new green tissue again. This is a real easy time
> to
> mess up on labeling if you can't use the same variety. I caught myself
> twice.
> vic NH zone 3
>
> Gordon Nofs wrote:
>
> > Ginda
> > It is not to late to do grafts yet. I did some yesterday, Bark, and
> whip,
> > also splice of dormant wood to growing trees. I also will be continuing
> to
> > graft the same plus greenwood for at least 2 more months yet. If you make
> a
> > nick with a knife or fingernail into the scion and it is not green
> > underneath it is gone.
> > Gordon C. Nofs Flint MI
> > ***********************************************
> >
> > Some of my grafts
> > > >took, and some died. Many of my late grafts seem to have done
> neither.
> > > >These were whip and tongue grafts done a bit too late. Do you
> suppose
> > > >they might grow next year - like dormant buds? Do you suppose the
> buds
> > > >are dead but the wood's still alive?> >Ginda
> > > >eastern Mass., zone 6
> >



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