There’s now a nice healthy twig emerging from the roots of my “Crimson” hazel. Everything above the ground seems to have been killed by the rabbits, but it’s now in a cage, and I’m hopeful it will survive.
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They will come up from the roots:)
what a beauty!
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Looking good.
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Please tell us how/ when you did the grafting. I have not had any take. Thanks!
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Thanks for the pics. I just added a Beast this spring. I’m in an isolated spot in VT and have not had any problems with EFB on my Oregon hybrids yet, but I’m trying to keep introducing new genetics.
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If the squirrels don’t get there first ! Hey, I lived in Ganges back in the 80’s!
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Your area might need a different time period to graft. I really don’t do anything different than I do for apples, pears, or plums. Normally I graft from February through March. Sometimes I cut and graft at the same time and sometimes I graft from stored scions. I wrap the scion with parafilm and use a simple cleft graft. Then I tighten the cuts with electrical tape.
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Squirrels and racoons
Yup, I tried the same thing, 3 days later all dug up by racoons. put mesh layer of some sort, to keep critters away
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were those stratified? what % sprout for you? i have a bunch from last year in a bag in the fridge ill be planting in my nursery bed soon. put yours in ground yesterday.
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Yes stratified, in a plastic bag of slightly damp peat in the fridge for the winter. Won’t know %for another couple weeks
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Chicken wire going down after compost and woodchips!
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I had great germination this year fall planting my seeds in an air prune box and covering with hardware cloth. Buried the box in a mulch pile for the winter. Have to have gotten at least 90% germination. Sprouted end of April.
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Thanks, it does seem straightforward. It sounds like the plants are dormant when you graft,so I’ll give it a try in early spring next year.
I have a Dorris planted too close to a Badgrsett so the branches are together. They definitely will cross. The nuts from the Badgersett are only a bit smaller than those from the Dorris. I have planted some of the nuts from the Badgersett and the seedlings started smaller, like the Americana. I also have a Sacajawea which is slower and smaller than the other OSU I have. I’m thinking that if the pollination and nut quality is good on any seedlings I’ll be ahead with whatever genetics have emerged.
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I’ve had good luck with Castor oil as a repellent, mixed 1 Tablespoon/gallon and sprayed on the soil. Castor oil is sold in pharmacies in small bottles (it is non-toxic) but cheaper by the gallon online. I’ve had voles tunnel into pots, so now I drench the soil for those also.
Of course you can’t depend on any repellent 100%, so I also set traps.
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I would like some of those crosses. The Dorris genes would be a little tastier, and be hardier with the badgersett lineage. Nice box.
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