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[sherwin <sherwindu@att.net>]

On 4/25/2020 7:40 PM, Idell Weydemeyer wrote:
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> Comparison of use or not of Parafilm or buddy tape.
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> In Santa Rosa, rootstocks were grafted for a later plant sale for the
> redwood California Rare fruit chapter.--probably over 50- maybe up to 80
> plants. Not sure if the pots were 5 or 10 gallon ones.
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> "In general looking at the prunus grafts from our March  8 event, a general
> observation.
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> The grafts that are looking great and doing quite well, seem to be all the
> scions where the tips were covered with parafilm or buddy tape.
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> The grafts that didn't take or are quite slow were from scions where the
> tips were not covered with parafilm/ buddy tape."
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> Idell Weydemeyer
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  Idell,

   Not sure what you mean by the 'tips'.  If it is the end opposite to 
the graft end, I usually paint that end with wood sealer.  If there is 
no sealing of the outer tips, like with a sealant wood filler, the 
moisture will escape out that tip and dry out the scion.  Where I make 
use of tapes like Parafilm is around the graft union where the graft 
itself exposes a large part of the cambium to drying out.  I see no need 
to wrap the entire scion, since the bark around it should prevent drying 
out along it's length.  Wrapping the entire scion may not be as 
effective as just closing off the end with a sealant.

               Sherwin