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["tanis cuff" <tanistanis@hotmail.com>]

I have to say plant em.  Most of your bench grafts say it's time, and I bet 
they will all do better outside.  If the slow ones are actually dead, it's 
not that much effort to plant them; if they are alive they'll do better 
outside.

Tanis




> From: Mauch1@aol.com
> Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [NAFEX] Graft callusing/Planting Question
> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 10:35:58 -0400
>
> When I bench grafted apples and pears this spring, I stored the completed 
> trees in damp woodchips [the roots], covered the container with a large 
> clear plastic bag, under flourescent light at about 65F.  As the pear and 
> apple scions broke dormancy, I've planted the trees either outside [the 
> pears] or in pots [the apples].  The last 3 I planted had significant 
> length to their developing feeder roots.  I have 4 additional trees that 
> are not showing significant signs of growth.  QUESTION:  Should I pull the 
> trees and plant them, or wait until the scions show activity?
>
> This is the method that was shown to me for callusing prunus bench grafts 
> with the exception that the air temp should be higher.  Since the spring 
> here has been cold and very wet, I adapted it for my apple and pear grafts.
>
> TIA for any recommendations.
>
> Chris Mauchline
> SE PA, zone 6
> 40° 5' N    75° 51'W
> ~650 ft elevation
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