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| Hollywood Plum after 1 season of growth. 10.18.14 |
I replanted some of the fruit trees and a grape vine that I started in the raised beds.
The Hollywood Plum was from cutting late winter this year, so one season of growth. Pretty good. Some of the others were eaten by deer. I know they need protection but someone else left the gate open :-).
This was one of the better cuttings. It did not need any pruning. I planted it in the location of the dead Satsuma plum. That might not be wise, but my tree autopsy suggested the problem was, the tree was root bound in its original container, and I had failed to correct that.
It's useless planting a little plum tree without protection, so I protected it.
The peach seedlings were volunteers. I think they are from one of the genetic dwarf trees. They have short internodes, so I think that is correct. I dug them out, bare-rooted them - easy - and replanted in potting soil in containers. Rationale - leaf curl disease is carried by rain during the winter. If I keep them in the garage, I may be able to avoid that frustrating problem. Depending on how they grow, I could either see what the peaches are like, or use them as a rootstock and graft scion from the other genetic dwarf peaches. The plan - keep them out of the rain until dormant, then place them in a shed along with containerized fig trees, for the winter. That may also have the advantage of delayed bloom.
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| Roots of Hollywood Plum, one season after starting cutting. 10.18.14 |
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| Transplanted Hollywood Plum. 10.18.14 |
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| Protected from rabbits, voles, deer. 10.18.14 |
The grape was from cutting of Price grape, about 2 years old now. The roots grew down through the screening underlying the raised bed, so I was unable to salvage most of the roots. I think it will still be OK. I pruned off the bottom node, which I had badly damaged in digging it out. Now it's planted in the row with the other grapevines. I like that I grew my own from a cutting, and Price is one of my favorites.
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| Peach seedlings and Price Grape Cutting. 10.18.14 |
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| Replanted peaches. 10.18.14 |
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| Pruned grape cutting. 10.18.14 |
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| Replanted grape. 10.18.14 |
I didn't know you can start plums and grapes from cuttings. I may try that once I have a source. I have a santa rosa, a mariposa plum from Lowes. I don't think they are easily started from cuttings. Your Price plum have red leaves. Very nice new plants.
ReplyDeleteI tried Hollywood plum - the red leaf plum - and Shiro plum from hardwood cuttings. The Hollywood cuttings all took root, about 7 out of 7. None of the Shiro took root.
ReplyDeleteGrapes are easy from cuttings. In late winter, I just cut so there is pencil-thick and long prunings, stick them into garden soil with two nodes in the soil, and leave them alone. Usually about half grow. Using really good methods should get almost 100% but it's so easy I do it the lazy way.