Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

nafex - Re: [NAFEX] What time to graft apples?

nafex@lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: "Shambeda" <shambeda@epix.net>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] What time to graft apples?
  • Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 21:35:10 -0400


In order to have an example for my grafting class, I dug up a sucker in the orchard and grafted it the 2nd week of February.
I kept it in a pot of course.   Very early  whip and tongue graft for my area, but I wanted to show the students a success.
This could could have been done earlier.
 
Steve----   Zone 6 in Pennsylvania
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 5:43 PM
Subject: [NAFEX] What time to graft apples?

Is there a definitive time that grafting of apples can begin? Knowing the earliest possible time might make it possible to cut a scion and walk over to another tree and graft it on, all on the same day. I'm hoping that there is a window of possibility for this, although obviously a tree can't be both dormant and budding at the same time. I've heard to wait until the bark "slips" but never really knew what that meant. Waiting for the buds to swell is another possibility, but bud swelling here often starts with just a few buds on a warm day and then stops until the weather warms again. Also, when is it too late to graft?


_______________________________________________
nafex mailing list
nafex@lists.ibiblio.org

Reproduction of list messages or archives is not allowed.
This includes distribution on other email lists or reproduction on web sites.
Permission to reproduce is NEVER granted, so don't claim you have permission!

**YOU MUST BE SUBSCRIBED TO POST!**
Posts from email addresses that are not subscribed are discarded.
No exceptions. 
----
To subscribe or unsubscribe, go to the bottom of this page (also can be used to change other email options):
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex

File attachments are NOT stripped by this list.
TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM COMPUTER VIRUSES!
Please do not send binary files.
Use plain text ONLY in emails!

NAFEX web site:   http://www.nafex.org/



Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page