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  • From: Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>
  • To: Richard Moyer <ramoyer@gmail.com>, North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Pawpaw Cookies Kill NAFEX listserv!!
  • Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:24:53 -0500

At 11:31 AM 7/24/2005, you wrote:
Lucky,
Is it merely a matter of coincidence? Now that viral etiology may be
the culprit, no one is willing to use the list anymore.
LOL!

Seriouly, I have a question about persimmon grafts. I whip grafted
some high chill kaki material from Lester Davis in late April, on
wandering native rootstock. Weeks later, it still had not pushed
buds, then I read of your almost daily rounds of pushing off persimmon
rootstock buds. Now I have two multibranched grafts that have grown
up to three feet. Have you ever had current year whip grafts break
from succulent growth above? If so, should I support the graft union
with a bamboo stake splint?
Richard,
I haven't done whip grafts on persimmon in years - but the first ones I grafted were done in that manner, with good success. I suspect that they'll be as prone to breakage from wind or bird perching in the first year as a bark graft, so, yes, I'd be inclined to stake/splint them, just for safety's sake.



Second, I put MonArk and Kidd's Orange on two seedling apple whips.
The Monark has grown so well it has now fallen over. A deer kindly
pruned the KO back already. Should I stake or splint the gangly
MonArk, or cut it back to where it's vertical and force some
branching?
Again, I'd opt for staking, unless the vertical growth is to a point where you'd want to prune it to encourage lateral branching, but even then, it might be better, at this time of year, to wait until next spring to do any heading cuts.


Lucky Pittman
USDA Cold Zone 6
AHS Heat Zone 7
Hopkinsville, KY




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