Derry,
The
rootstock I'm using is B-9. The trees have been benchgrafted, received and
plant in a portion of my garden in May. I intent to transplant them
to their permanent site later this fall. The union varies from 4 to 7
inches above the ground. I wasn't concerned about height yet since they
will be transplanted later this year. When you say 2 to 3" above where the
new growth started meaning above the shoot that sprouted from the
rootstock? Since the scion portion didn't take, I allowed one bud to break
and grow on the rootstock to provide it nourishment in the event that I would
perform surgery/grafting on the rootstock later.
My
question to you is, when I do finally transplant the seedlings to their new home
this fall, how much above the ground should the graft union be, assuming I wish
to achieve a full dwarfing tree that this rootstock is capable of. Is
there a recommended height to plant this at..?
Thanks
again to you and Ed for your help,
Brian
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