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[Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>]

At 01:53 PM 7/9/2004 -0500, Keith wrote:
> I usually
> bark graft pecans in the spring with reasonable success but didn't get
> about ten  stocks done this spring.
> In the past I've had reasonable success using
> Davies's greenwood tip grafting on walnuts but not pecans.It has rained
> almost every day for a week and I can irrigate them also so they are
> vigorous.The wood at grafting height is 3 or 4 yr.Suggestions:graft w
> dormant,greenwood,or wait till next
> spring?If suggest greenwood, what
> method?

Keith,
I'm still grafting some dormant-collected pecan & hickory scionwood, but did do a few greenwood grafts this weekend of one hickory that I just couldn't get takes of with dormant scions this spring, for whatever reason.

I do the little 'coin-purse' type greenwood bud technique that I learned from the KNGA folks, but have done a few greenwood tip grafts with black walnuts with decent success.

Lucky Pittman
USDA Cold Zone 6
AHS Heat Zone 7
Hopkinsville, KY