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["Raby, Brian {20-4~Indianapolis}" <BRIAN.RABY@ROCHE.COM>]

Title: Chip budding

Derry,

 

Yes, the new growth is about 2 feet and more.  I take it, then, by your question that I would be grafting on this years' wood rather that the older wood that the benchgrafts were grafted onto.  It would seem to me, though, that the new growth would be extremely fragile to cut into.

 

Thanks for your reply,

 

Brian

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From: dwalsh/wchase [mailto:wchase@interchange.ubc.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 9:47 PM
To: nafex@egroups.com
Subject: Re: [nafex] Chip budding

Brian,

 

Has the rootstock grown up about 2'?     You'll need good growth in the rootstock in order to have success budding now. 

 

In most of my failed spring grafts, the rootstock is only about 12-16" tall and I don't think that's enough growth to callus well now.

 

See what others say ... e.g Lucky Pittman

 

Use one bud per rootstock

 

Derry

 

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Subject: [nafex] Chip budding

Quick question before I go home tonight... I received some benchgrafted apple trees this spring and some of the unions did not take.  I have just received some replacement scionwood to graft (chip bud) onto the rootstock.  Question is, how many chip buds do I attempt on each rootstock?  Does it depend on the length available, or so I keep it to one per rootstock?

Thanks in advance,

Brian Raby
Sheridan, IN

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