Gafting Question

[Chad.findlay]

sorry Im just getting into the gafting stage of my apples and I have a question for the more experienced person. I have allot of wild apples and apples Ive planted can I gafted them on a wild Torn apple tree? I have a ton of thorn apple tree ls Id like to convert over if possible?

Also is there any good videos on tree gafting? Im most interested in top gafting.

 

[THE LLC]

I tried grafting onto southern crab apples (a thony, wild variety) with zero luck. On all other rootstocks I've had well over 90% success.

 

[Chad.findlay]

I tried grafting onto southern crab apples (a thony, wild variety) with zero luck. On all other rootstocks I've had well over 90% success.

Do your thorney ones fruit? Ours do.

Also Can I graft persimmons onto another tree?

 

[THE LLC]

Yes they fruit. Usually green to maybe yellow, about 1 1/2" in diameter. Deer love them.

Not sure about persimmon. I've never been successful at grafting persimmons.

 

[buckvelvet]

Normally the 'thorny' variety of a wild crab is a Siberian Crab. Those have multiple reports of being 'picky' with compatibility issues. Generally speaking people have success grafting crab varieties to them but not 'full size apple cultivators'.

 

[Chad.findlay]

Im going to give it a try this spring and see what happens. I believe my throney Apples are actully Hawthorns after a closer look.

I do have a bunch of well established wild apple trees Im going to add some late droppers onto.

 

[buckvelvet]

Chad you may want to focus on Pears for Hawthorne grafts as those would have a better chance of surviving.

 

[Chad.findlay]

Chad you may want to focus on Pears for Hawthorne grafts as those would have a better chance of surviving.

Buck

You think I could have a good chance of survival? Ill give that a try with those. Any chnace do you know a good resource for some Pear Scions? I know Bartlets do well in my area just dont have any myself to pull from.

 

[buckvelvet]

The only pear variety i would have to send is 'Flemish Beauty'. I'm sure between here and a couple other forums you could snag some varieties without a problem, there are multiple scion swap threads right now.

 

[Chad.findlay]

The only pear variety i would have to send is 'Flemish Beauty'. I'm sure between here and a couple other forums you could snag some varieties without a problem, there are multiple scion swap threads right now.

Thanks buck Ill have to check around a bit more.

 

[THE LLC]

Bartlett is bad to get fire blight here.

 

[Chummer]

Many have tried grafting apples to hawthorns. I don't think anyone has had success. Start grafting over the native apples.

 

[Chad.findlay]

I do see people having success grafting pears to Hawthorns so I might try it with a few and see how it goes.

 

[DLH]

I may have some pears if you wanted them. I might have keiffer Ayers and warren.