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  • From: charles paradise <machelp@attglobal.net>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Root Grafting
  • Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:37:58 -0500

Gordon:
The fastest graft take I ever made was grafting a hybrid plum scion onto the
root portion of an
american plum. It started leafing out in 2 days and never slowed down.

You didn't say what you are trying to graft. But whatever species it is,
you're best off
leaving the root in place, not digging it up. Digging it up makes the root
instantly unhealthy,
making your chances of success much much less. The most important and most
neglected aspect of
grafting is to work with healthy stocks and scions.

Roots are generally pretty thick on most species. I suspect the reason root
grafting isn't
practiced more is it isn't usually easy to work on thicker material, harder
to get a match,
harder to dig down into the ground to get the match. It ought to be
practiced more, though,
because the root tissues take a graft more easily than the high branches.

Charlie Paradise
zone 5 / Massachusetts / not grafting as much as I used to, though.

Gordon Nofs wrote:

> I am interested in any tips, thoughts and sites on root grafting of trees.
> I have not tried it but not having rootstock to graft to but I have the
> varieties I need I would like to try root grafting. I have found some info
> in books etc. They dig up roots same size as scions use 3 to 6 inch piece to
> make graft and bury root and graft in soil.
>
> Gordon C. Nofs
> Flint, MI.
> Z5




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