You may need to force them.
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Fortunately I dont need the buds. I regrafted with scions everything from last fall
With todayās mild weather- it was time to prepare the cuttings that survived this past year to overwinter in my basement.
Only one stick of Ischia Black made it. Iāll take it!
Time for an upgrade in pot size:
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Well, since I had all of my apple and pear scions at this time last yearā¦Iām guessing that my odds of getting any this year are somewhere between slim and none.
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Yes Stu, Iād agree thats why I decided to go public looking for scion that Iām SOL on w/o GRIN. Such wonderful people at GRIN, I hope their work will continue.
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I hope so too. If my GRIN order doesnāt come through, my plan is to start doubling up on some of my favorite trees. Every once in awhile I wake up in a cold sweat thinking about what would happen if my only Keepsake (or any other singleton variety) tree suddenly dies. I had that happen with my only Candy Crisp tree a couple years ago and it sucked.
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Donāt do that to me Stu, If I have to double everything to save face Iām never going to get loose of this Apple craze. 
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Free from GRIN is better than buying. But, there are vendors for most stuff. (the Kazakstan seedlings notwithstanding).
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Agreed. I havenāt looked for Eda crab, South Dakota Bison crab, or Okolo pear from private vendors, but they may be out there somewhere. My other GRIN requests can be had for a price somewhere else.
Iāve got some scions coming from Fedco, so Iāll at least be adding those new (to me) varieties.
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Just a reminder this organization can use all the help we can give them. They take orders through January 25.
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Looks like I could get S.D. Bison from TOC. Maybe next year Iāll order a few from them and be done with GRIN.
Thanks for posting a reminder applebacon.
Iād been to their site a year or two ago, but forgot about it.
Looks like their collection is about as extensive as GRIN/USDA?
Wow.
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If I lived in the vicinity, I would have definitely volunteeredā¦there are some fantastic people out there:
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@Seedy
Steve,
I know you have volunteered many hours of your valuable time towards ARS Grin to help with various tasks in the orchard. Do you have any information this year on if scion will be sent out? ARS Grin is a great program.
Hey Clark, the only info I have I just got todayā¦I was out there cutting scions, and this is for Corvallis onlyā¦the guy that knows all, said that the orders that were in by Dec. 20 will probably be filled. There were some volunteers out there a couple weeks ago cutting the sticks (I missed that session). I donāt know about the timeline for sending them out but with the govn. shut-down they are not even officially open, so it might take a while, but it sounds positive for those earlier orders. If things get rolling again very soon there could be more scions cut = completely unknown at this point. Up to the minute news ha ha. Unless the govn completely collapses, there will be a next year.
ā¦Seedy Steve
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Oh thatās exciting, thanks for relaying that message. I had given up hope but now I can cross my fingers again. 
I had ordered a few pear and quite a few ribes cuttings.
The pears were Lucy Duke and Bergamotte Esperen, they seemed interesting. Thankful there are people looking after the plants, even if I donāt get anything in the mail myself.
Wow, I ordered on the 20th. Weāll see how that plays outā¦
Wellā¦maybe thereās still a chance
Itās like itās a secret but I found itā¦
Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
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