August is the right time for T-bud grafting, but you need to
have done some advance planning back last winter, since I've always been
advised that budsticks (source of scion buds) must be dormant.
Sent : 8/4/2006 10:48:01 PM
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Subject : RE: [NAFEX] apple grafting
I would like to graft an apple tree either this weekend or next.
What methods work at this time of year? Chip budding? Do I have to
wait until spring? How much/when should I cut back the stock? The
stock has been in the ground a little more than a year, now.
Ginda,
I'd do a T-bud placment - just my preference. Never have been able
to get the hang of chip-budding.
I did a few apples & crabs last week, and have been doing some
redbuds(Alba & Forest Pansy) this weekend.
Took a quick look at some of the 'whitebud' T-bud placements I did
a week or so back, and they look good, but I probably won't force
them until next spring.
Lucky
Just did my first ever t-bud grafts. Mechanically, they look nice
and I feel optimistic about them. I assume the goal is for the bud
to "grow into" the tree this fall, and sprout next spring. Should I
cut back most of the rest of the tree next spring, or wait until
after stuff sprouts?
Ginda
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