To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] sports and mutations, more
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 07:17:54 -0800
Mutations don't happen that often. Using water sprouts isn't any more likely to bring out something different than any other scion wood. Water sprouts from low on a seedling (not grafted) tree might produce trees that are in a partial juvenile phase and will take longer to grow into a fruiting stage, but that's all.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com Winner of the Garden Writers Association "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
On Mar 21, 2005, at 5:41 AM, bluestem_farm@juno.com wrote:
Wow! Thannks for that explanation Lon. Now tell me if this is off kilter or not; water sprouts sound like what you describe as buried buds that sprout. They are also what I usually cut for scion wood. Am I increasing the chances of getting something not true to type by doing so?
Muffy Barrett
South-Central Wisconsin, where it's about time to cut scion wood.