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| Fedco Scion Wood. 3.21.15 |
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| Jonared Apple with 5 other varieties now grafted. 3.21.15 |
Most of the scion looked good to me. One - South Dakota - looked dead and a little mildewed, so I did not try. One was a hybrid of McIntosh, which I did not want, so I did not try that one either. Thought went into each choice. No reason to grow one that I didn't choose, no idea about disease resistance, flavor, or other characteristics.
Jonared now has grafts of 5 varieties - Priscilla, Granite Beauty, Keepsake, Redfield, Porter.
The unknown plum now has grafts of Ember, La Crescent, and Hanska. There are 2 each of La Crescent and Hanska, making 2 4-inch scion from each 8-inch. That plum already has grafts from Hollywood, Shiro, apricot seedling, and possibly, Toka.
I also used left over 4-inch scion from the grafts made earlier from Ember and the Redfield apple.
Some sources list Hanska as a Plumcot. Makes sense given its ancestry. It might be a better choice than California - bred Pluots, which are also plum / apricot hybrids.
My prior listing and description of these apples and plums is here.
This time I did the initial wrap with polyethylene tape. Then I thought, maybe that doesn't seal well enough, so over-wrapped with parafilm.
I also discovered that I can keep a jar candle burning, and dip the top end of each scion in melted candle wax, before grafting. That seals them without the problem of potentially dislodging the graft while over-wrapping with parafilm. It's also easily available, does not have to be specially bought. I dipped a couple of times, each quickly, for a good seal.
My European Super fine Beurre, Winter Nell pear took with leaves fully coming out and I was eager to unwrap the graft. Its still too early to undo because the joint is still wet. I'm afraid that its not 100% heal. My plum that fell off is on the street on a narrow sidewalk so kids could have knock it off or the birds because my neighbor toss bread out of the window everyday and there's often a lot of birds.
ReplyDeleteLance, I think you can wait a month or so, depending on how tight the wrapping is. I wait until growth is, maybe 6 inches long.
ReplyDeleteIf this link works, it shows follow up for apple grafting. Pears would be similar, but for me pears seem to take faster than apples do.
https://youtu.be/_arVpGhb3n4
This is the second yr that I grafted pears so I don't know when will be time to untight. You are right it seem to take right away.
ReplyDeleteApple report: Belle de Boskoop originated from the Netherlands, Golden Nugget and Empire took. I've never grown any of these before. It will be exciting to taste any of these apples.
I didn't graft pears this year. There are still some things I want to try with them, but at this point will have to either T_bud in summer or wait until next year.
ReplyDeleteMy deer-eaten Mashirasu - eaten twice by deer - is growing nicely now. It's fenced in for protection.
A few of my prior pear grafts are blooming. One is Asian pear, other two, I think, are Euro pears. Didn't label them. Both are in their 2nd leaf, so it looks like it takes 2 years to get pears from a new graft.
Those are good apple varieties. Hobbiests report on Belle de Boskoop frequently.