To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Whose fruit trees didn't freeze?
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:22:50 -0600
Shirley,
Are your asian persimmons grafted on native rootstock or D. lotus? Just
curious, as I have seen very mixed reports regarding asian persimmons after
the big freeze. Most commercially sold asian types are grafted on D. lotus,
so I am thinking that maybe the budbreak differences are due to the stock
used.
I am only familiar with grafting persimmons onto larger stock with bark
grafts, not bench grafting. I would think whip and tongue would work when
the stock is pushing leaves well, but I'm not certain. Maybe Lucky can give
you a better answer.
Hal
> persimmon (asian and native), pomegranate and nut trees.
>
> I was hoping to perform my first acts of grafting on persimmons (scions
> kindly provided by Scott). Presumably, my native persimmons (rooted in
> pots) and the scions (refrigerated) will still be viable for this purpose.
> Any suggestions on when and how to do the operation ?
>
> SW TN - z7