Inarch graft cut question

[Chonas]

Does anyone have an example of what an inarch graft cut should look like on both sides? It seems to me you’d want the cut to be as shallow as possible on both sides to maximize cambium contact, but I’m no grafting expert.

Does anyone know the anticipated graft time on an inarch and the best time to attempt it?

[Barkslip]

Thanks to @joleneakamama. Here you go!

Scroll to the second picture:

Finally done grafting

Here is a picture of the apple orchard the morning after mowing. The Bridge Grafted tree is barely visible furthest to the left. The trees have grown! [20200819_095652]

Finally done grafting

So my guys just conquered the jungle that was the orchard and mowed today. I thought for anyone interested I’d show what the bridge grafted Gala from the top of the thread looks like now. Some sheep actually peeled bark on the grafted in portions of the trunk last year, but those have completely healed in already. If you zoom in they were high on the long scions. It is still the biggest of the three Gala trees and is close to picking time here. These are the long ones. [20200818_143754] T…

Finally done grafting

Here are updated pictures of the bridge grafted Gala. We pulled all the fruit off of it, and unwrapped the grafts a couple of weeks ago. [image] [image] It looks like all the grafts are sizing up. I’m thinking it can only help the tree.

Finally done grafting

I do believe I’m finally done grafting this year. I was counting up the trees and other grafts, and got to about 145 cleft and whip and tongue. Hubby and I also grafted a crab apple over to Winesap for a guy, and that was 40 thin scions set, at two or three per limb. I have about 110 new trees growing in my garden, and thanks to everyone who traded scions with me, I have almost 60 new varieties to look forward to tasting someday. Here is a picture of the grafted over Winesap. Tomorrow I’ll g…

[Chonas]

Are there any process pics or just the finished ones? I am going to attempt something like this: https://image.slidesharecdn.com/vegitativepropagation1-140926223253-phpapp02/95/vegetative-propagation-1-20-638.jpg?cb=1411770822

I can find pretty good example cuts for cleft and other graft types, but I only have finished results for this type. These will be hard to get seedlings I’d hate to kill both of with too deep/too shallow of a cut.

[Vohd]

@Chonas

I am going to attempt something like this:

This may also be of some use.

[Hillbillyhort]

Here is from the grafters handbook

[Hillbillyhort]

Oops, I posted the approach graft page.
And the question was about inarching .
So here is the appropriate page . ( it’s all good stuff)
Again from the grafters handbook

[Hillbillyhort]

@Chonas
May I ask “ what “ you are grafting ?

[Chonas]

Hopefully diospyros kaki on texana and vice versa. Inarching only known success to date.

[GrumpyPantsPlants]

Curious to know if anyone has used an inarch graft and had it work. I attempted two today on an apple that was completely girdled and they are probably the worst two grafts I’ve ever made in terms of contact. Bench grafting is so much easier to get “perfect.”

But, I take hope in the fact that apples seem to be the most forgiving.

[murky]

Is it girdled below the ground. It isn’t evident from the picture that its completely girdled.

[GrumpyPantsPlants]

Yes, sadly. The bottom part of the trunk is all dry. I was not at all confident in my ability to try to bridge graft to part of a root, so I gave inarching a try. I am not confident in that either, but the tree would have for sure died without this attempt, so I figure I had nothing to lose.