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Whip/Tongue Graft of Beauty Plum. 4.7.19 |
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Whip/Tongue Graft of Black Ice Plum. 4.7.19 |
So far, almost all of the grafts are looking good, have broken dormancy and started to grow. While some scion wood will grow for a short while even without the graft taking, that is short-lived. I think we are well on the way.
Interesting observations. Interesting to me, anyway.
Beauty Plum (From Home Orchard Society), already had flower buds before I picked up the scion at the scion fair. Even so, and even though they bloomed - weakly - and the petals fell off, the growth points remained viable and are growing.
I could not tell which way was up for the kiwi grafts, So I did about half one way, and half the other way. Sure enough, only about half of them are growing.
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Whip/Tongue Graft of Male Fuzzy Kiwi. 4.7.19 |
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Whip/Tongue Graft of Male Fuzzy Kiwi. 4.7.19 |
For Pristine apple, I saved scion from living growth of a failed graft. Since it was only holding on by a thin strip of bark and cambium, the 1 year growth was very spindly and thin. I grafted some of those, and some second year growth that was thicker. Both seem to be taking OK.
Pears and Quinces seem to take off and grow the fastest.
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Non-Grafted Bud of Kiwi, Breaking Dormancy. 4.7.19 |
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Whip/Tongue Graft of Raja Asian Pear. 4.7.19 |
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Whip/Tongue Graft of Pristine Apple. 4.7.19 |
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Whip/Tongue Graft of Pristine Apple. 4.7.19 |
Looking good, Daniel. I'm sure my apple grafting on a hawthorn tree isn't taking. I'm not the expert you are!
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