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["Ron Powell, PhD" <Botrytis@fuse.net>]

Pete,

I would suggest that you leave the spurs on the branch until you are ready 
to graft.  The open wounds on the branch would allow the branch to dry out 
while in storage.  The scion wood will take a little bit longer to break 
because of the remaining immature vegetative bud but sometimes that is good 
because it will permit the scion to knit better with the root stock before 
breaking.

Ron

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Chrisbacher" <pxbacher@gmail.com>
To: "nafex mailing list at ibiblio" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 6:25 PM
Subject: [nafex] Cutting Scions from a Spur-form Tree - Cut off Spurs?


> I have cuttings from a pear tree that are decidedly spur-ish in growth
> habit.  I am assuming I can cut off the spurs for storing the scions in 
> the
> fridge, and that buds will re-sprout from spots adjacent to where the 
> spurs
> were cut off on the branch, but I wanted to double-check here before I do
> so.
>
> Am I better off leaving the spurs in place?  Or am I better off cutting
> them off?  Cut them mostly off?
>
> Here's a pic: http://goo.gl/wDfkw
>
> Thanks!
>
> Pete Chrisbacher
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