Inarch graft cut question

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Thanks to @joleneakamama. Here you go!

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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…