To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Barkgraft timing, during the slip.
Date: Sun, 02 May 2004 19:52:57 -0500
I stop any grafting/budding when the daytime temperatures get above 90F. For
me that is about May 15- June 1.
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DATE: Sun, 2 May 2004 08:43:28
From: Jwlehman@aol.com
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Cc:
>In a message dated 5/1/2004 11:04:00 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
>disk@iserv.net writes:
>
>> Also, how late can I barkgraft?
>
>My experience is until the understock goes out of the first slip. With
>persimmon in Indiana that is about mid July. However the earlier the graft
>is done
>in the season, the greater growth the first year (first leaf).
>
>There is a second slip in the fall, but don't recommend bark grafting then,
>although it might well work to some degree. Bud during the second slip.
>
>Jerry
>