strange occurrence on juju bark-grafts. Quite disappointed that none of the scions leafed out, but instead stimulated the rootstock’s cambium/meristem to produce de novo buds where the scions were in contact with the rootstock. If one looks closely, one will see at least two of the lifeless micro-scions nudged out of the bark by the vigorous new growth of the rootstock.
while disappointing , it gave some insights on jujube’s ability to leaf out. Taking into account the new growth occurred multiple times at the trunk’s tip, it makes me now think that juju root cuttings likely leaf out not from pre-existing dormant nodes along the length of root cuttings, but rather from undifferentiated cells which evolve into actual buds on as-needed basis(or when stimulated).
