Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

nafex - Re: [NAFEX] Stardard Apple Pruning/NAA

nafex@lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: tanis grif <tanisgrif@yahoo.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Stardard Apple Pruning/NAA
  • Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 18:32:27 -0800 (PST)

I heard an arborist describe these anti-suckering sprays as preventing the
tree's
natural ability to wall off these injury sites. Trade off: fewer suckers,
but more
infections & rots.


--- loneroc wrote:

> I've read that NAA,a rooting hormone, will also prevent, or at least lessen
> rootstock suckering if painted at the point where the suckers are removed
> from the top of the roots. Has anyone done this, or perhaps suggest a
> concentration? My NAA is in solution with IBA. Is it possible to use both?
>
> Steve Herje, Lone Rock, WI
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Topgun" <>
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 4:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Stardard Apple Pruning
>
> > N(Napthalene Acetic Acid) sprayed on the cuts where the suckers were
> removed should help stop new ones from growing out.
> > Topgun



__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site!
http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/




Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page