Persimmon Graft Results

[Headdigger]

I was still grafting persimmons two weeks ago. I stopped due to hot weather, (98 today). I have green buds on the last ones that I grafted.

 

[144]

I have some leftover scions and about a dozen persimmon seedlings I planted last year in 5 gal rootmakers. Is it too late to graft? Even if I can keep them in a reasonable amount of shade and watered regularly since they are at my house. I know grafting is typically done in the spring, I just wondered if it would work this late since I can care for them intensely. My leftover scions are still dormant.

I’m far from an expert, but my guess is that if the bark is still slipping, and you can graft in the cooler part of the day, you possibly could still get takes. It’s about time for t-budding anyways and you’re in the south, so I’d say go for it. If it doesn’t work, you can just regraft next year. I didn’t even start grafting till June 8th this year, and I’m showing to be getting takes.

Here’s one from this past weekend that was grafted on 6/8:

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[144]

Update from this weekend. Okie scion grafts from 2017, had around 10 persimmons forming on them. Going to leave the persimmons on until late summer to see how they do...

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Persimmons are still growing on the 2017 grafts:

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[wbpdeer]

Congrats 144 on your grafts. My grafting luck is horrible. It sucks when you are good at killing them vs growing them.

I am not giving up yet but I hope my stubborn ways get rewarded sometime soon.

Wayne

 

[144]

Congrats 144 on your grafts. My grafting luck is horrible. It sucks when you are good at killing them vs growing them.

I am not giving up yet but I hope my stubborn ways get rewarded sometime soon.

Wayne

Thanks Wayne. Yeah, don’t give up, you’ll get it to work...


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