To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org (North American Fruit Explorers)
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Bud 9 and brittle graft unions
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 07:13:22 -0600 (CST)
Theres a big difference from b-9 and b-9/111 interstem trees because on
interstems the fragile b-9 graft is farther from the ground. Remember
the principals of levers and fulcrums? Closer the graft is to the ground
the more leverage the wind has to break it off.