Basic Tips for grafters #4 Why grafts fail

[CA_Poppy]

That is a super cute dog!

[Ginda]

@hambone

How much longer? What kind of graft?

They are maybe 6-8 inches. I didn’t actually count the buds. (Which are now under Parafilm.)

Cleft graft? I cut the bottom of the scion into a “V”, split the stock, shoved the “V” until the stock, tied it up with rubber bands, and covered the whole shebang with Parafilm.

[hambone]

Here’s a conversation thread on Long Scions where you’ll see names of people who use a lot of long scions:

Scion Length

Am intrigued to notice lately more and more very long scions some people are grafting, some look the better part of a foot. Is this something new? I recall reading, hearing years ago when I learned that you normally left two, maybe three buds on the scion. Is there any downside to the longer scion, other than needing more wood? If the longer scion accelerates fruiting I’ll start doing it immediately. Learning new things all the time!

[Ginda]

Thanks, that was exactly what I was looking for.

I think the damage I did to the trunk now bothers me more than the length of the scion, but I expect it will heal if I can keep the critters off of it. And I got a really good join between the stock and the scion.

[YumYumTrees]

Regarding temperature to callous the graft of plums, will a new bench graft callous if its placed outside and the temperature is above 60 during part of the day, but in the 40’s - 50’s ( and possibly thirties ) at night? ( grafts are in pots )

[Ginda]

Well, they took a while to sprout, but all my grafts this year seem to have taken. I nipped off the sprouting buds on the stock today, in the hopes of sending more nutrition towards the scions.