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Re: [nafex] Dormant grafting



Ginda
   Also keep any growth except a small one or pinched back one to one leaf 
below the graft so as to send all the energy to the scion area.
     Gordon C.
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----Original Message Follows----
From: Ginda Fisher <ginda@concentric.net>
Reply-To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [nafex] Dormant grafting
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 21:21:36 -0400

>From the replies, I gather I ought to be doing something about these
grafts.  I'm sure the scions are still alive (even without peeling back
some bark) because they are plump and "soft".  There are a few scions
that died - they are dried up and tough, and some are shriveled.

The trees are full grown crabs which I've festooned with different
grafts.  We had a drought in April, and the grafts were made during the
drought.  We've had ample rain recently, though, and everything is
growing great guns.

I do have a copy of the double bag method (plastic and paper) but as I
said, the scions seem to be adequately moist.  I might try resetting
them, but I may also just wait until next year and see what happens.  I
did get at least one "take" (growing, with leaves) of all the cultivars
I tried.

thanks, all,
Ginda

Gordon Nofs wrote:
 >
 > Ginda
 >   Are you making sure that these trees are getting plenty of water to 
force
 > or keep the heavy growth sap flowing. I find that this time of the year I
 > have to use the double bag method to retain the scion moisture. Have you 
a
 > copy of it?
 >         Gordon
 > ************************************
 >
 > ----Original Message Follows----
 > From: "victoria l. caron" <vicaron@gis.net>
 > Reply-To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
 > To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
 > Subject: Re: [nafex] Dormant grafting
 > Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 11:05:55 +0000
 >
 > I also reset several whip grafts yesterday, some with the original scions 
if
 > they were still green and others with dormant scions from the fridge. I
 > shaved
 > off the old cuts to expose new green tissue again. This is a real easy 
time
 > to
 > mess up on labeling if you can't use the same variety. I caught myself
 > twice.
 > vic NH zone 3
 >
 > Gordon Nofs wrote:
 >
 >  > Ginda
 >  >    It is not to late to do grafts yet. I did some yesterday, Bark, and
 > whip,
 >  > also splice of dormant wood to growing trees. I also will be 
continuing
 > to
 >  > graft the same plus greenwood for at least 2 more months yet. If you 
make
 > a
 >  > nick with a knife or fingernail into the scion and it is not green
 >  > underneath it is gone.
 >  >      Gordon C. Nofs   Flint  MI
 >  > ***********************************************
 >  >
 >  > Some of my grafts
 >  >  > >took, and some died.  Many of my late grafts seem to have done
 > neither.
 >  >  > >These were whip and tongue grafts done a bit too late.  Do you
 > suppose
 >  >  > >they might grow next year - like dormant buds?  Do you suppose the
 > buds
 >  >  > >are dead but the wood's still alive?> >Ginda
 >  >  > >eastern Mass., zone 6
 >  >

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