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  • From: "William Freels" <w.freels@worldnet.att.net>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Propagating English Walnut
  • Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 09:14:44 -0600

Geoffrey:
 
Ernest Dietrick had in mind to plant walnut seed in the permanent location for the final tree.
 
Plant 3 seed nuts, approx. 3" deep, this fall, at each tree location. Space these nuts approx. 3" apart so that you can leave just the best seedling for the rootstock.
 
The host rootstock needs to be healthy and vigorous for the graft to take.  The scion, "tree branch",  must be fresh and healthy and dormant.  This grafting is done just as the rootstock starts to leafout in spring  and for a while longer for experienced grafters.
 
Another way is to bud in mid summer.  This requires only a bud of the desired tree and takes less wood.
 
Buy or borrow a good book on this subject and go to grafting workshops.   Practice grafting on things that will not break your heart---------- maple to maple, persimmon to persimmon, in the fence row for example.
 
Start small so that you can learn by small setbacks instead of large setbacks.  Don't get discouraged.  I will soon be 74 years old and setbacks still happen to me.
 
You will learn and this grafting work will give you much satisfaction.
 
Sincerely, 
Bill Freels, Paducah Ky
 
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 12:38 PM
Subject: [NAFEX] Propagating English Walnut

NOTE: This was initially sent to Don Basler, the focalizer of the Nut Group. It bounced back so I am submitting it to the list.
 
    I am a newbie to nafex and plant propagation in general. I recently went to a grafting workshop in Asheville, NC where I was gifted with some English Walnut branches. I'm seeking advise on how best to honor this gift.
1) Can I cut the branches to into scion wood and attempt to graft to some kind of nut tree common to our community ( www.earthaven.org ) ? Would I use "volunteer" seedlings for root stock found in the community? Should I dig up said seedlings for the grafting process and "bed" the grafted stock for 6 - 8 weeks to give the graft a chance to heal? Is an oak taxonomically (a new word that I picked up) compatible with English Walnut? Another possibility is to attempt to graft to some filberts that someone planted here 5 or 6 years ago. Should I look for some other stock that would be better taxonomically speaking?
 
2) Should I cut the branches into scion wood, dip in rooting hormone, and attempt to get them to root? I've had good success w/ elderberry but I gather thats an easy one to propagate.
 
    I have thoughts of transforming our 350 acres into a forest garden of food producing plants a la the book "1491:New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus" by Charles C. Mann. These thoughts include setting up beds to produce root stock for the various species of plants we want. I understand we will need root stock that is taxonomically compatible with each group of plants. Is there a recommended resource book on such matters? Does it make sense to try to do this ourselves or would it be better to use commercial root stock?
 
 
Geoffrey Stone


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