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[Ginda Fisher <ginda@concentric.net>]

>From the replies, I gather I ought to be doing something about these
grafts.  I'm sure the scions are still alive (even without peeling back
some bark) because they are plump and "soft".  There are a few scions
that died - they are dried up and tough, and some are shriveled.

The trees are full grown crabs which I've festooned with different
grafts.  We had a drought in April, and the grafts were made during the
drought.  We've had ample rain recently, though, and everything is
growing great guns.

I do have a copy of the double bag method (plastic and paper) but as I
said, the scions seem to be adequately moist.  I might try resetting
them, but I may also just wait until next year and see what happens.  I
did get at least one "take" (growing, with leaves) of all the cultivars
I tried.

thanks, all,
Ginda

Gordon Nofs wrote:
> 
> Ginda
>   Are you making sure that these trees are getting plenty of water to force
> or keep the heavy growth sap flowing. I find that this time of the year I
> have to use the double bag method to retain the scion moisture. Have you a
> copy of it?
>         Gordon
> ************************************
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "victoria l. caron" <vicaron@gis.net>
> Reply-To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
> To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [nafex] Dormant grafting
> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 11:05:55 +0000
> 
> I also reset several whip grafts yesterday, some with the original scions if
> they were still green and others with dormant scions from the fridge. I
> shaved
> off the old cuts to expose new green tissue again. This is a real easy time
> to
> mess up on labeling if you can't use the same variety. I caught myself
> twice.
> vic NH zone 3
> 
> Gordon Nofs wrote:
> 
>  > Ginda
>  >    It is not to late to do grafts yet. I did some yesterday, Bark, and
> whip,
>  > also splice of dormant wood to growing trees. I also will be continuing
> to
>  > graft the same plus greenwood for at least 2 more months yet. If you make
> a
>  > nick with a knife or fingernail into the scion and it is not green
>  > underneath it is gone.
>  >      Gordon C. Nofs   Flint  MI
>  > ***********************************************
>  >
>  > Some of my grafts
>  >  > >took, and some died.  Many of my late grafts seem to have done
> neither.
>  >  > >These were whip and tongue grafts done a bit too late.  Do you
> suppose
>  >  > >they might grow next year - like dormant buds?  Do you suppose the
> buds
>  >  > >are dead but the wood's still alive?> >Ginda
>  >  > >eastern Mass., zone 6
>  >

 

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