To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] When to graft (Age, not season)
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 05:58:19 -0500
I vote for:
After the roots have established themselves for a year or so.
Charlie Paradise
list@ginda.us wrote:
> I asked this a while ago, but now we are entering grafting season, so
> I'll ask again.
>
> I ordered a couple of new apple trees this year. I couldn't get
> exactly what I wanted, but I got the rootstocks I wanted, and two of the
> tops are things I was looking for. Between those two, and some
> prior grafting, I will own both the rootstocks and scions I want. I plan to
> graft to put them together.
>
> When would you recommend I do this? Right away? Later in the season?
> After the roots have established themselves for a year or so?