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["K Q" <kumquat@operamail.com>]

Randall,

You can insert a shaved scion anywhere on the main trunk you want. You merely 
cut a 2 or 2.5 inch slit vertically on the trunk (when bark is slipping), pry 
one side up with a screw driver or whatever, and slip your scion in - shaved 
side to the trunk. Seal up all air access with childrens modeling clay, then 
paint the whole affair with grafting glue to anchor everything in place and 
prevent dessication of the scion. Whatever angle you set with the scion is 
the angle you get as a branch. In my estimation, far more practical than 
looking for a limb stump to bark graft. Plus, you can set a new branch where 
there is a bald spot on the trunk. Works REAL good with small diameter scion 
wood! Neat trick when you think about it!

Kenneth Quattlebaum





From: "Randall Burd" <burdrs@comcast.net>
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Is there a way to graft two different scions using a 'whip and tongue'-like
approach? The multigraft trees that I have purchased commercially all appear
to have been grafted using a bud method, often leaving an undesirable acute
branch angle?

Any suggestions?

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