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jwalker5666

planting apple grafts

jwalker5666
10 years ago

First time poster and apple grafter. Decided to try my hand at grafting this spring and ordered B9 root stock from Raintree and scionwood from N. Botner. Rootstock and scionwood was very mismatched size wise which led to my decision to graft from 12 inches to 18 inches high on the rootstock. Was fortunate in that all 13 of my grafts took but I am concerned about the height of the grafts. Can I plant the one year whips as deep as I want this fall or am I stuck with high grafts that will be more susceptible to burrs and more difficult to work with from an espalier standpoint. If interested the grafts are of Honey Cider, Spigold, Crimson Gold, Fuji, Kidds Orange Red, Mother, and a non patented variety from a gentleman in W. Virginia named W. Va. Sweet.
Thanks in advance for any advice!

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