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["Erdman, James" <ErdmanJ@uwstout.edu>]

I have always tried to rub off new sprouts on the root stock as they 
appeared, unless the scion was obviously dead--then I would let a sprout grow 
and try the root stock again next spring. But I have only been grafting with 
any success for a couple of years.
 
Jim, in Menomonie, WI

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From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org on behalf of Randall Burd
Sent: Wed 5/24/2006 8:22 PM
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Cc: 'tanis cuff'
Subject: [NAFEX] slow grafts-- don't worry


Thanks for the advice. I am being very, very patient. I have done almost a 
dozen split grafts this spring with apples. So far, no growth on the grafted 
wood but the root stock keeps showing new growth. Should I remove the new 
growth on the rootstock in an attempt to get the tree to focus its energy on 
the grafted wood? Thanks.

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