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| Apple Whip / Tongue at 3 months. 6.5.15 |
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| Apple Whip / Tongue Graft at 3 months. 6.5.15 |
Today I unwrapped the 3-month old whip & tongue grafts on apple and plum. They turned out the best of any I have ever done. Very pleased.
The incisions are very closely approximated. The graft unions healed without excessive callous. On the plums, some are so close, it's difficult to see the unions.
I'll need to take better photos tomorrow, and update this post. My better camera had a bad battery.
What worked:
These were standard whip and tongue grafts.
I wrapped with polyethylene tape, then over-wrapped with Parafilm. It must be that, and not my carpentry, that improved the results.
I waited until now to unwrap them. This is 3 months. The new growth ranges from about 6 inches to about 2 foot.
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| Hybrid Plum Whip / Tongue @ 3 months. 6.5.15 |
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| Hybrid Plum Whip / Tongue @ 3 months. 6.5.15 |
Beautiful whip and tongue work, the size/diameter of the scion match really well. I don't think I can find suitable material for trying yet. But I will one of these days.
ReplyDeleteI hope you find some. It's amazingly rewarding to graft some fruit scion, and see it take. And, presumably, get some fruit from them. That will have to be next year for these.
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