Grafting Work
17 postsFall
17 posts
a new unnamed plum that has somewhat graftable to chokecherry, maybe fruit next year
the last couple photos are mustang on chokecherry with a toka interstem. experimental plum grafts in this test area are helping sort out chokecherry graft...
Read field note
sweet cherry grafts onto pin cherry, in zone 3
will they survive and fruit? no idea, possibly first time anyone has tried this specific combination of swedish varieties (hardy to at least -30C) on top of some wild pin cherry in a zone that reaches -42C most winters...
Read field note
parkland apple grafted to saskatoon, second year
a few cultivars have had stand out growth on this unconventional apple rootstock, might need to replicate to know if it's a one off or better compatibility. one way to look at long term...
Read field note
prunus americana, wild plum
Iâve been growing a couple of selections that are graft compatible with prunus virginiana. it takes some years to grow out more scion wood but the process has exponential returns. I have so many prunus cultivars and...
Read field note
video is triple worked prunus, two interstems between a chokecherry rootstock and apricot on top
this worked well. the other photos are z graft unions from this spring, plums onto chokecherry. it makes a strong union that heals quickly, it’s in...
Read field note
sweet cherry growing on pin cherry
leningradskaja may survive the winter here, but if it doesn’t I’ve collected scions early and can try again next year. in this way by serial grafting scion wood can be produced.. and in this...
Read field note
graft union with kyrgyz plum, prunus domestica, on top of a toka hybrid plum interstem
grew about 4 ft this summer, a way to collect scion wood. PD new growth has a soft almost fuzzy bloom and purple bark. this plum will likely die back to the union unless we get a very mild winter, but it’s ok I can...
Read field note
collecting scion wood from this old pear tree
I top worked it over to different varieties a couple of years ago and now it’s good for saving these genetics and...
Read field note
grafting sea buckthorn is tricky, but possible
Here’s a fruiting branch grafted last spring from chinese sea buckthorn, H. sinensis onto a male H. rhamnoides , probably Indian Summer a shelterbelt seed strain. Sinesis gets...
Read field note
couple of Toka plum from this experimental tree
wow the fruity bubblegum flavour is distinct. grafted onto chokecherry rootstock, the top is heavy and outgrowing the base so needs some steaking. So far the graft union is sound, and I’m seeing vigor settle down this...
Read field note
collecting some scion wood today
in cold climates with a long winter this can be preferable to the spring time, so long as you have a strategy for storage that’s at least as good as outside on the tree. storing in the new root cellar where I can keep it...
Read field note
winter gardening, I was going to wait for things to warm up but looks like winter is here
lifting apple bench grafts after a warm fall followed by snow and cold snap. usually I would be lifting these after the leaves are all dropped, but check the forecast and the temp graph photos, looks like snow is here to...
Read field note
apple trees bench grafted this spring. high density maybe 6â centers in 3 x 20 ft bed. Most are around 2 ft and they were transplanted in may after the ground thawed, we had snow until mid april, short season here. I keep these under hoops with netting to keep our curious deer who would see it as a salad bar, also rabbits. one hoop covers 2 rows so itâs easy to duck under and use the path to work between them.
it’s nice out so I went and collected some early scion wood
In cold areas there’s some benefits to doing this in November, so long as you store them in the right conditions. Early collection gets ahead of possible winter kill, the snow is less deep than in March, and some places...
Read field note
I made a new blog post as a follow up to our wild rootstock grafting experiment
Also our site has a new design, and I’ve filled up the sections with most of the trees we’ll have available this winter. There’s a link in our profile...
Read field note
a couple of norkent apple grafted onto saskatoon / service berry this spring. We had the same take with apple as we did pear, about 90% of the spring grafts on A. alnifolia are alive although the pear grew more, some of the pear grafts grew 3â and the average apple grew 1-2â. #appletree #grafting #serviceberry