Biz:
I have not used Lac Balsam so I can't say
anything about it but Dr. Farwell's Grafting Seal or Green Earth Pruning Sealer
would work well. I would think bark grafting would work well with that size of
stock.
Joe
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Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 10:35
AM
Subject: Re: [OFEX] Grafting
Hello to all,
After mega computer hassles I am
finally able to get back on-line and in touch with the world.
Hooray!
As a spin-off from the nafex discussion on grafting and tape, I
have a question about whether anyone has tried a saddle graft? I have given
it a go, but the scionwood was iffy and likely destined to fail regardless
of the graft. In theory, the saddle graft provides double the cambium
contact of a splice graft, so should be as effective, or even more so. And,
with softer wood, you can really pull in the sides for effective contact.
But, it's not often mentioned - too many cuts? Too fiddly?
Also, I
was touring through a website for a nursery last a few weeks back, and was
startled to see that they used cleft grafts for all their bench grafting,
instead of slice or whip and tongue. And this was for regular 3/16 or 1/4
inch rootstock. It seemed like the logical way to proceed when you have
size discrepancies. Does anyone have experience(s) with cleft grafting of
all size or age tree to share? If you were top working a seven year
old, profusion crab, over to eight to ten different new varieties, would
you go for a bark or veneer graft, or a cleft graft, when the braches are
3/4 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter? Plus, how about Lac Balsam to cover the
exposed areas?
Thanks, Bizmark
p.s. For those who are getting
Ashmead's Kernel from me, it will be sent out in the next two weeks. I am
trying to locate snow shoes to strap on and gather scionwood this weekend,
so I'll stop falling through the icy surface of knee and thigh high snow.
The bruises from my attempts last weekend are now finally fading. ;-)
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