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[Jerry Lehman <jwlehmantree@gmail.com>]

On 8/19/2015 8:01 AM, mIEKAL aND wrote:
> I have yet to have a grafted pawpaw, event ones that were 2-3 years old in 
> containers, make it thru a winter here in Wisconsin.  I do not have that 
> issue with seedlings.  My whole pawpaw planting are from several rounds of 
> seeds from John Gordon.  I sure wish I would have collected more of his 
> offerings 10-15 years ago.
>
> ~miEKAL
Miekal,

Interesting!

Did the understock live and only the graft die? Was it the 1st winter 
after grafting or did they survive a few winters then die?

All of my grafted pawpaws were grafted onto seedlings in the ground and 
I've not had that problem. I do now avoid using the bark graft as they 
don't heal over well and maintains an open wound. I much prefer the whip 
and tongue graft or splice graft or saddle graft (pencil size) which 
normally heals over the 1st year.

Jerry