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Can you elaborate on the reports of Bud 9's brittle unions, or direct
the discussion on this in applecrop please? Is this with just somerather
varieties, is this in windy areas, etc?
(Wish there were some way to reply directly to an individual poster
than always to the group)
This topic is of interest to me. Please keep it public. Another
question, have any cultivars been identified as having "brittle" graft
unions? I would expect that the more vigorous cultivars (i.e.,
Northern Spy, Mutsu) would have more highly stressed unions and might
therefore appear more brittle.
-Joe
Honeycrisp seems to grow well here in western Montana. I planted 75
honeycrisp 4 years ago this spring, about half on M26, half on Bud 9. Both
made 2 to 3 feet of growth the first year. Second year I let them produce a
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