Re: [nafex] apricot shock treatment

["Gordon Nofs" <gc_nofs@hotmail.com>]

Del
  I use the sweat method for bare root that gets them started fast.
    I potted the bare sticks, then grouped them. Next I had a roll of clear 
plastic that I made big enough to put over them to the ground. I did watch 
the temperature while in the tent, and pulled the tent up to ventilate when 
the temps started to get just above 100 degrees. I don't know how warm I 
should have let them get but I didn't want to chance cooking them. Within a 
week they all were sprouting leaves. I never lost a one of the 8 I did this 
with. I would do it again especially with bare root. I never used to have 
much success with bare root till know.
        Gordon C. Nofs
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----Original Message Follows----
From: "del stubbs" <pinewoodel@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [nafex] apricot shock treatment
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 19:27:52 -0000

Early this spring I dug and stored 14 two to three year old manchurian
apricots for grafting. A generous Nafexer sent me a number of hardy
varieties to graft, so I top grafted the now potted apricots. The wood
looked quite healthy. I kept them in a warm environment as instructed. 3 of
the 14 plants leafed out, with a success on those of only 2 grafts,  a big
disapointment. Eventually I moved the potted apricots outdoors, and figured
they were all mysteriously dead and ready to dump them.
Problem is, there is still green anywhere I thumb scratch the bark.  And I
just saw the barest sign of a leaf showing on one. The temp is now 65-70. Do
they need some kind of shock treatment like is done for seeds to break their
strange dormancy? The 3 that did leaf out look fine with 3" of growth.  Mn.
Del, dreaming of apricot jam.
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