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  • From: sherwin <sherwindu@att.net>
  • To: mailing list at ibiblio - Northamerican Allied Fruit Experimenters <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>, Louis Pittman <lpittman@murraystate.edu>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Grafting Tape Choices
  • Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 20:41:55 -0500

On 4/21/2020 8:00 PM, Louis Pittman wrote:
I have used Parafilm M for 25 years...do not like the Parafilm 'grafting
tape'.
That said, I use Parafilm ONLY to seal in moisture...It does NOT provide
any significant support strength, so I always overwrap the graft union with
at least a couple of wraps of masking tape...or, more frequently, masking
tape and then a rubber band.

On Tue, Apr 21, 2020, 6:19 PM sherwin <sherwindu@att.net> wrote:

Hi,

Many of the orchardists I know use non-breathable grafting tape with
reasonable results. I usually use Parafilm because I think it allows
the graft to breath. Is this an unnecessary reason to use Parafilm?
Other grafting tapes can also be applied easily, so why use Parafilm?

Sherwin Dubren

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  Hi Louis,

   I see the terms Parafilm M and Grafting Tape used interchangeably.   Does the M stand for medical?  If the only requirement of a good graft is to keep it moist, would not a non-permeable tape do the same job.  I know one person using a product calledScotch 2242 Electrical Splicing Tape that he winds around the graft with the sticky surface on the outside.  It is probably waterproof, so would that do the same job as Parafilm M?  I was told that some old timers have used things like masking tape with good success.  Other than keeping the graft moist, I see no additional benefit the Parafilm M offers for breath-ability.  Maybe, I am missing the point.

Sherwin





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