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[Dan Nave <nave1@comcast.net>]

Thanks Alexis, great pamphlet.

Dan

alexis wrote:

The pamphlet I have developed for teaching this is at
<http://conev.org/fruitbook9.pdf>


On 12/28/2013 7:02 PM, alexis wrote:
> Jerry et al,
> My experience with grafting in various seasons follows. My intent in
> recent years has been to develop a set of grafting techniques that works
> reasonably easily on all fruiting plants as I grow eclectic orchards and
> teach propagation techniques. Early on in the process, I tried many
> different things, and killed hundreds of small trees in the process. I
> tried dormant grafting, with no great success. I budded all manner of
> plants at many different times of the year. Fall budding has some
> success for me, but is not as reliable.
> The "universal grafting technique" I work with now is that I graft
> everything in the spring. Apples and pears can be grafted on rootstock
> straight out of the box, or established rootstock in the ground. Most
> other common fruits, if they are transplanted, need to wait at least a
> few weeks for the rootstock to recover from transplant. Some plants that
> recover slowly from transplant (pecans, pawpaws, persimmons) want to
> wait a year from transplant to graft. The vigorous rootstock is the most
> important part by far. In VA, pears, apples, peaches, plums, mulberries
> etc. are grafted in April. Pawpaws, pecans, and persimmons are grafted
> in May. Either way, I am waiting for that first burst of energy in the
> spring growth to graft. Generally, the shape of the cut doesn't seem to
> matter a whole lot. I adapt the cuts to the situation. Sticking with
> spring grafting, I get very high sucesss rate with all fruiting plants.
> My success rate with grafting in other seasons is always lower. I
> sometimes wrap the whole scion in parafilm, as well as the grafted area.
> Even doing that, the success rate is low for grafting off-season.
> Controlling dehydration seems to fail much more easily in off-season
> grafting.
> The pamphlet I have developed for teaching this is at
> http://conev.org/fruitbook9.pdf
> Take care,
> Alexis
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