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[Bob Hartman <hartmansfruittrees@wport.com>]

Usually 2 to 3 weeks.  I've noticed where it looks like the budding strip is holding the petiole in place and I barely touch it and it falls off.  I also noticed something unusual where I had budded some plum into plum rootstock about the 20th to 22nd of July and the leaf stem is still in place and still nice and "green".  I just guess some take longer than others.  Other plum buds where the leaf stem had fallen off I removed the budding strip and the bud looks great and healthy that were done at the same time.  I usually wait about 3.5 to 4 weeks before I take any budding strips off and I make sure that it has gone through the step of the petiole falling off.

Bob

list@ginda.us wrote:

How long does it generally take for the leaf stem to fall off if the  
graft takes?

I did some more bud grafts today using parafilm.  Perfect material  
for the job!  (And lots of fun to play with.)  I sort of like bud  
grafting.  I'm excited to see how many buds take and how well they grow.

Ginda


On Aug 8, 2006, at 6:55 AM, loneroc wrote:

  

Greetings,

You want to remove all of the leaf blade but leave some of the  
petiole.  It
serves as a "handle" while manipulating the bud.  If the petiole  
abscises
(falls off) you likely have a take.  If it shrivels and remains  
attached you
probably don't.

Steve Herje
Lone Rock, WI


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Hartman" <hartmansfruittrees@wport.com>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 11:01 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] apple grafting


    

Ginda,

If I understand you right, the leaf part was still attached to the
petiole.  If that is correct the leaf should be removed because it  
will
cause the budded part to transpire and you don't want it to lose
moisture.  Of course if the leaf part is very small it may not  
have an
effect on it.

Bob

list@ginda.us wrote:

      

I also left a little bit of the leaf - should I cut that off?  (The
drawings in the book showed no leaf at all, but the stick I took had
leaves.)

        

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