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| I posted my first ever graft a few months ago: Flemish beauty pear on a bosc seedling rootstock. I used the cleft, which may not have been the best thing to do on an inch thick rootstock, but it has now gotten about 4-5 feet of growth. I noticed the electrical tape I used was stretching very bad but it just fell off when I gave it a bit of a tug. Looks like ill have to use some wax or tree seal for the winter on the crack just to make sure. What you think? Sorry I dont know how to post multiple pics.... |
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- Posted by canadianplant (My Page) on Wed, Sep 3, 14 at 11:29
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| I suspect that graft will be just fine no matter what you do. It might be nice to cover up the un-healed portion when they look like that, but I never do and they seem to callous OK, especially on pear. |
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- Posted by canadianplant (My Page) on Wed, Sep 3, 14 at 13:44
| Some trees are starting to go dormant up here, so if anything I am worried that it may not heal enough for the winter. There is still a crack on the opposite side of the cut, without a scion and i dont want water or bugs getting in there. Once it gets past spring I wont worry as much. Im not experienced in grafting but it seems to be healing well |
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| Your graft looks it will do very well. It appears the rootstock was slightly larger so a cleft graft was a great choice. For similar sized grafts I like a saddle graft like the one I did in this picture. It would not hurt to push some wax in the crack of your graft to keep water etc out until it heals over. |
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- Posted by konrad___far_north 3..just outside of E (My Page) on Thu, Sep 4, 14 at 0:46
| At the end of growing in this zone it has of no advantage, sometimes a disadvantage. You have a little more protection from now until spring if you let them on. |
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| I may try grafting on a grape vine. I have a grape vine that is 2 years old and it has barely grown. It still in 2 years has not reached the top of the trellis. An Einset grape vine. My dad grew a seeded tough skin type for 30 years. I removed it twice yet, and both times a piece grew back. One cane rooted that was left on the ground. It grows head sized leaves on total neglect. I can't kill it for a third time. So I was thinking of using it as a rootstock. i will harvest scion this fall, and graft in early spring. Not sure what type of graft I'll use? I may do a couple and hope one takes. This old vine is amazing to say the least. It will make a great rootstock. It rooted from a 12 inch cane just left on the ground. Cut on both ends. |
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| Nice job. Now you have to worry about trying some new tasty fruit and becoming addicted to more grafting. Congrats. John S PDX OR |
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- Posted by Appleseed70 6 MD (My Page) on Thu, Sep 4, 14 at 23:59
| Canadian: if you have some old latex caulking around (even the supposed siliconized versions) it works very well for sealing tree wounds etc. I bought a tube for $.49 at a surplus store and it has worked wonderfully. It is also brown so it's aesthetically pleasing. I thought I had discovered something only to read later where many others use it. If you are going to use electrical tape (I do also, but I'm an electrician so I have tons of the good 3M Scotch tape) would you mind a tip? |
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- Posted by canadianplant (My Page) on Fri, Sep 5, 14 at 8:02
| Thanks everyone Clark - I chose the clef because it seemed like the easiest, most straight forward method. This is my second time trying to graft this tree. The first time I did it way too early and birds stole the scion. Still kinda sucked. I planted that 4 years ago and it seemed to be hardy above the snowline here, and without grafting it would be taller then I am (above 6 feet) in 4 years. Konrad - The tape practically fell off. We had some heavy rains. I figured it was better to take it off because i dont want it cool and wet under the tape. Drew - I believe grapes are budded, like roses. If the vine is that crazy, why not just root a few more and experiment? I will say, I have a himrod that does that. This year it popped out a lateish bud, and it has grown 8 feet since july, amazing growth. Sky - I have a lot of seedling trees planted. I have 14 fruit trees in a 120x20 space, so room to add big trees is sparse. I plan to take a few main trees which are completely hardy and graft branches of different types of that species. Its the best and probably only way to get many types of fruit in a tight space and overcome pollination issues (like with my toka plum). Apple - I was going to just use some warm parafin that will eventually break down. I try to not use anything that isnt biodegradable, with a few exceptions. Hard to find parafilm here , so I use the good grade tape. I thought of using the heavy rubber tape, but that stuff is like five bucks a foot. |
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| the wax ring for a toilet base is a good source of sealer. Costs a couple bucks and stays good forever. |
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