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On Aug 5, 2006, at 9:36 AM, "" <Lucky.Pittman@murraystate.edu>  
<Lucky.Pittman@murraystate.edu> wrote:
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> > From    : list@ginda.us[mailto:list@ginda.us]
> Sent    : 8/4/2006 10:48:01 PM
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> Subject : RE: [NAFEX] apple grafting
>
>  I would like to graft an apple tree either this weekend or next.
> What methods work at this time of year?  Chip budding?  Do I have to
> wait until spring?  How much/when should I cut back the stock?  The
> stock has been in the ground a little more than a year, now.
>
> Ginda,
> I'd do a T-bud placment - just my preference.  Never have been able  
> to get the hang of chip-budding.
>
> I did a few apples & crabs last week, and have been doing some  
> redbuds(Alba & Forest Pansy) this weekend.
>
> Took a quick look at some of the 'whitebud' T-bud  placements I did  
> a week or so back, and they look good, but I probably won't force  
> them until next spring.
>
> Lucky

Just did my first ever t-bud grafts.  Mechanically, they look nice  
and I feel optimistic about them.  I assume the goal is for the bud  
to "grow into" the tree this fall, and sprout next spring.  Should I  
cut back most of the rest of the tree next spring, or wait until  
after stuff sprouts?

Ginda