Dead graft
In the spring I grafted an exiting wild apple on my old apple tree. Unfortunately the grafting has died, although it seemed to grow callus and connect in early summer. Did I store the twigs for grafting under bad conditions? Did I do a technically lousy grafting? Did some happy little bird clean its beak and break the graft? I don’t know, and it shall not keep me from grafting some other time. It’s funny, and does a grafting take on it’s great.
I’ve been told, that some professionals now have grafted this wild apple, to learn if it deserves to be grown in plantations or gardens. If it is a healthy tree, I’m sure we will get access to it for our gardens, at least from some of the specialised nurseries.
December 5, 2009 at 22:43
This is the year for me to get into grafting trees. I’ve purchased some fruit trees on rootstock, some rootstock to do some initial grafting and for propagating, together with a grafting knife and grafting wax.
It would be great to start trading scion wood. I’ll bet would could get a good group of people together with access to interesting varieties.
Too bad trees take up so much space!
December 5, 2009 at 23:35
I find space the major problem!
Another major problem is to decide for the few varieties out of the hundreds to be found.
I have a Filippa apple in my garden.
http://www.orangepippin.com/apples/filippa.aspx
Filippa is considered to be the most healthy appletree for a private garden in Denmark.
It is not grown commercially, as it is a tipbearer, the apples blow down easily.
If you want, I can send you scion wood later in winter.
December 6, 2009 at 16:28
Sounds great! Lets talk about it again in a few months.