2017 Grafting

[Merle Hawggard]

I have lost five of my grafts due to the rootstock dying. A couple were already taking off then just wilted and died. Thinking it was a bad graft I left the rootstocks in the pots to see if they would grow for grafting next year. After not seeing any growth for a couple weeks I did the thumbnail bark scratch test and bark was brown not green. These were from Cummins and had the same issue two years ago. I was ten for ten with rootstocks from Fedco last year. I'm wondering it isn't a climate issue. Of course, the other five are doing well.

Hate to hear that you lost them. This winter I'll be able to send you quite a variety of limbertwig scions if you need to remake any.

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[THE LLC]

10-4. I'll let you know what makes it and what don't.

 

[THE LLC]

Well, looks like 5 of the 10 rootstocks I got from Cummins have died. Five others doing good. Also, I had a B118 rootstock from Fedco that I let grow all last year hoping to make a stool bed out of this year to make my own grafts, and guess what, it died too---after growing nearly three feet tall last year. Starting to wonder if these rootstocks will have much of a longevity in the South???

 

[Neahawg]

I'd your soil very heavy? B118 is susceptible to collar rot.

 

[THE LLC]

Soil in pots is just regular potting soil. The farm is a sandy loam to clay loam with lots of small rocks and gravel.

 

[Neahawg]

That's strange i think your a little further south then we are but I didn't think that much. Any possible exposure to agriculture spray? Merle had a great bevans favorite growing, got sprayed and everything down to the rootstocks died. The rest took a hit but grew out of it.

 

[THE LLC]

No spraying. I live in a subdivision and am the only one around here that would use any of that.

 

[Merle Hawggard]

No spraying. I live in a subdivision and am the only one around here that would use any of that.

That's good. I live in an ocean of agricultural fields so I get sprayed now and then.

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[THE LLC]

Here's an updated picture of my 2017 grafts (ones with red electrical tape). The one on the left is a top-secret variety from Missouri, the others are various limbertwig varieties from Merle. This was made yesterday, 6-29-17.

 

[TreeDaddy]

What technique are you fellas using to graft?

How did you learn about this ?

What got you interested?

bill

 

[THE LLC]

These guys here got me interested. I use a cleft graft. Have used whip & tongue (which makes a better graft in my opinion but takes me a lot longer). I learned by watching Youtube. You can learn anything there.

 

[THE LLC]

Update on apple grafts. Not the best of pictures, but the one on the far left is 7'2" from bottom of pot to top of tree. They are left to right: Top Secret from Missouri; Caney Fork Limbertwig, Coffelt Beauty Limbertwig, Brushy Mountain Limbertwig, and Victoria Limbertwig. Merle Hawgard sent me the limbertwigs. Thanks buddy. I like how the Brushy Mountain and Victoria are already showing the drooping habit the limbertwigs my great aunt had always did.

 

[Merle Hawggard]

They look good! We've got several more different limbertwigs added this year too. Give me or Chuck a holler if you'd like to try them

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[DrDirtNap]

Update on apple grafts. Not the best of pictures, but the one on the far left is 7'2" from bottom of pot to top of tree. They are left to right: Top Secret from Missouri; Caney Fork Limbertwig, Coffelt Beauty Limbertwig, Brushy Mountain Limbertwig, and Victoria Limbertwig. Merle Hawgard sent me the limbertwigs. Thanks buddy. I like how the Brushy Mountain and Victoria are already showing the drooping habit the limbertwigs my great aunt had always did.
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Trees look good. I have to ask...what the heck is the "top secret from Missouri"?


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[THE LLC]

If I told you, it wouldn't be a secret. LOL. It's one a buddy and I are working on. If it turns out to be a new variety, we gonna get rich!!

 

[DrDirtNap]

If I told you, it wouldn't be a secret. LOL. It's one a buddy and I are working on. If it turns out to be a new variety, we gonna get rich!!

Well I hope you do well! Is it disease resistant?


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[THE LLC]

LOL. It's one a friend found that we think is a seedling apple that produces really good apples. Want to get a few going then have them tested to see if it's a known variety or something new. So far they appear resistant. I know the scions out grow everything else I've grafted on same rootstocks.

 

[Keith Nehrke]

Rich beyond your wildest dreams! In personality

I have a bunch of wild trees at our place that produce anywhere from mediocre to amazing apples, and several trees including crabapple that hold their fruit well into December. I'm playing with the idea of grafting a few as well, just to play. This year I propagated some of the crabs from seed to see whether they'd breed true and how fast the seedlings would grow/produce. I know that the amount of traffic in the snow around the mature tree is unreal come winter...I'd love to have about twenty of them on the property.

 

[lakngolf]

Rich beyond your wildest dreams! In personality

Yes sir. A lot of wealth on these pages!

 

[THE LLC]

Rich beyond your wildest dreams! In personality

I have a bunch of wild trees at our place that produce anywhere from mediocre to amazing apples, and several trees including crabapple that hold their fruit well into December. I'm playing with the idea of grafting a few as well, just to play. This year I propagated some of the crabs from seed to see whether they'd breed true and how fast the seedlings would grow/produce. I know that the amount of traffic in the snow around the mature tree is unreal come winter...I'd love to have about twenty of them on the property.

Might want to get a few scions from you on those amazing wild ones. Every year when we're up there and I see all the wild apples on the Throughway, I want to get out and get some. Found a really amazing tasting yellow apple at The Whirlpool overlook a couple years ago, but too early to cut scion wood of course.