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["Mark and Piper" <piper33@verizon.net>]

Hal,

Do you cut your scionwood when it is dormant and store it until it is time to graft?

Do you graft at the first sign of growth or wait a few weeks?

Do you graft onto new green growth or last years growth?

-Mark Lee, Seattle

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From: Hal Love

To: North American Fruit Explorers

Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 6:56 AM

Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Propagating Hardy Kiwi

Dormant Actinidia cuttings can be rooted with bottom heat, but not reliably. The surefire method I use is to graft onto an established vine outdoors in spring (or a potted plant indoors in winter). Actinidia are as easy to graft as it gets. Whip and tongue works really well. The species does not matter, unless you leave it grafted too long, then incompatibility may result in graft failure. The scions should start to grow out in 10-14 days. When the new growth reaches 2-3 feet, I run it up through the bottom of a one gallon nursery pot, then fill with potting soil. The shoot should put out sufficient roots in 2-3 weeks, and can then be cut loose. In another 2-3 weeks, the new plant should be ready to transplant.

 

Hal

zn 6b, TN

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