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Sun, Dec 7, 14 at 13:16
| Apricot died earlier this year. The leaves failed to develop properly and the plum rootstock started suckering like crazy. I cut the tree off just above the graft and confirmed it was dry. It seems like a graft failure. Do I have to graft to a sucker next spring, or can I cut the stump just below the original graft and bark graft to that? I'm not sure if the tree will continue supporting the above ground section of the stump after a year of no activity. I guess I will know if cut the stump lower, but I thought I would see if anyone has experience with this. I'll bury the stump now if it is no longer functional. |
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| I have grafted to the sucker of apple trees many times, and believe that would be the right thing to do. that sucker should be perfect nice young vigorous wood, easy to graft to...In apples at least. |
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| If available,I'd try both grafting to a sucker and doing a bark graft.More chances that way. Brady |
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