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  • From: Claude Jolicoeur <cjoli@gmc.ulaval.ca>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] left-over pear scions - grafting help
  • Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:47:47 -0400

A 14:10 09.06.24 -0500, vous avez écrit :
>I am hoping someone may know of a grafting technique I could use with some
>leftover pear scions and rootstock i have left. I'm not very experienced as
>a grafter but we were happy to get about 50% of my 60 grafts to take in my
>1st year - mostly on pears, some apples and plums as well. I had some
>leftover 5-6" sticks of scionwood that after a couple more months in the
>fridge started to leaf out. I put them in water and they seem to have
>healthy looking growth. I also have some extra rootstocks in the ground
>that I didn't get to grafting. Is there any grafting method that might work
>well for using what I have left this summer

Anton,
If your scion wood has started to leaf, I am afraid there isn't much you
could do. Your suggestion to
>should i just leave the
>scions in a vase as an interesting display on the dining room table and try
>to get some summer budwood for chip grafting?

appears to be the best I can think of...

Claude Jolicoeur
Quebec




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