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  • From: Devin Smith <dvidedevo@yahoo.com>
  • To: "nafex@lists.ibiblio.org" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] kiwi grafting
  • Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 18:53:05 +0000 (UTC)

I spoke with a friend and veteran grafter of difficult genera about grafting
kiwis recently. He suggested that the excessive bleeding is probably related
to the large hollow pith, and recommended side veneer grafting as a good
workaround. I'm not sure I agree with his assessment (it seems to me that the
sap would be carried by the xylem, so I can't see how the pith could be at
all related), but I can see that the pith might tend to cause its own
problems. I did try a few side veneer grafts this morning and they didn't
seem to bleed much. I also pruned several shoots near the graft site that
were lower and closer to the roots to help relieve some of the sap pressure
on the graft union. All together, it does seem to have helped a lot with the
bleeding.




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