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[Robert Walton <waltonrp AT gmail.com>]

Sure there is still time. I have a couple of more grafts to do. What
I'd need is 4 to 6" sticks of last year's growth about pencil sized is
good. A piece of a water sprout is good. Put them in a plastic bag in
the fridge and then mail them to me.

I did this on my grandmother's 100 year old tree and am waiting to see
if the grafts take. I'm learning that it's hard to find good scion
wood on old trees (not a lot of pencil sized pieces of last year's
growth).

If you see some wood like that that you are going to cut off, send it
on. Like I said, I'll try to get one going for you and then send it
back to you. If you don't see that sort of growth, the new growth that
pruning this year produces will work for grafting next spring. Just
let me know, either way, I'm fine. I have some winesaps coming along,
just hate to see an old tree like that come to an end.

Rob

On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 11:01 AM, Lisa Kae Van Meter Perry
<lisakvperry AT gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Robert Walton <waltonrp AT gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  >
>> > Thanks again, may call on you next Spring for thoughts/advice. :)
>>
>> Good to hear from you, Lisa. You should graft that tree. I'd like to try so
>> if you can spare a couple of pieces of scion wood, I'd be glad to try. I
>> would send you one tree back once it's started (the next year).
>>
>> I'd highly recommend that you look at the workshop at Virginia Vintage
>> Apples. They also sell good rootstock. The workshops for 2010 are 2/13 and
>> 27. It's only $25 per person and you walk away with 2 grafted trees.
>>
>
> Hi Rob & everyone else,
>
> February came and went. Missed the workshops, darn it. All of a sudden it's
> nearly spring. I meant to reply to this telling you that you were welcome to
> scion wood but got interrupted or something or other. Anyway, never got it
> done--then I forgot all about it. Until I found your post today. You're
> still welcome if it's not too late for this year.
>
> We begin sawing off old dead limbs this weekend.
>
> Lisa
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