So this was my first time grafting both sweet and tart cherries. I read and researched a lot, because many were saying cherries are amongst the most difficult to graft. I’m very happy to report I’ve had 100% succuessful takers.
Here’s a few pointers I followed
- I only grafted scion tips
- I cleft grafted all of them
- I wrapped tight with parafilm and sealed with treecoat
- I pruned off all but the top root stock bud.
- Used mazzard rootstock (bundle of 10) from fedco, arrived budding.
- I kept the roots good and wet until the grafts took.
I might add, the fedco mazzard root stocks were very good quality. I had to trim the roots to get them to fit into my makeshift coffee can pots. I also potted the trimmed roots as root cuttings. Hopefully they grow into more mazzard root stocks.
Hopefully this may help someone.
