| Thanks, everyone, for the responses. I used a slightly different technique, following the pictures in "the Grafters Handbook" I left a long tag at the top of the bud as a handle, then cut it flush to the top of the "t" after placing the bud under the flap of bark. I also left a little bit of the leaf - should I cut that off? (The drawings in the book showed no leaf at all, but the stick I took had leaves.) I smeared grafting compound over everything, but looking at your photo, perhaps you just use the rubber, with no other protection? I had no luck with that for spring grafting, but the "live" parts of a bud graft are much better protected. (I'll be doing another tree next weekend, weather permitting, so still actively interested in comments.) best, Ginda On Aug 7, 2006, at 4:21 PM, Bob Hartman wrote: I always use buds from the current years growth. Yes, the buds are dormant but they developed this spring and summer. I always use the petiole (or leaf stem) as a handle to put the bud in place. |
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