I was putting some oil down at a site where I did some grafts on a couple huge hundred year old Macintosh trees 2 seasons ago. One graft that never even sprouted a leaf the first or second season and I naturally assumed was dead sprouted a single flower bud this spring (would have prefered something vegetative, but hey). Even more amazingly, it didn't even have any grafting compound over the open end of the scion- don't know if it fell off or I forgot to apply. It was a relatively thick stick and we've had a couple of wet seasons but how could that wood have survived 2 summers and 2 winters waiting to sprout that singel bud. I'm in z 6 so it had to avoid dehydration through some pretty cold months. I will remove the flower as soon as it opens and see what happens. I'm thinking of starting a new religion around this event if the scion makes it.
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