Some chip buds placed last summer on peach seedling. The only problem is i don’t know what they are (label fell off). I’ll figure it out. I love seeing this.
This tree was brought in about 2 weeks ago. Frozen solid. Actually 2 buds place…one above this one also is growing… i’ll get rid of everything else so these can grow out quickly.
I’m ready for spring!
now that’s awesome!! I’m hoping for good success with my plums and pluots I’ll be budding this year.
You still think chip budding is the way to go though?
That’s a treat to see. Good job!
I like chips because they are so straightforward and easy to do, and quick. Seems like mine end up with a kind of “perched-on” look; I suspect this quality is more pronounced when the wood to which one is grafting is older. It hasn’t seemed to affect the quality of the connection.
Sean-
Give it a try. Just practice a lot. Find some spare wood on a tree and bud it to another. One reason I grow so many seedlings out as I get to practice a lot more. I’ve noticed after doing a lot of them, sometimes you’ll get wood that is a little older? more dense, not as flexible, sometimes you’ll get very new wood that is very tender/flexible (peaches come to mind here)…i find them a little easier. Whatever the case, if things are sized up correctly, lined up correctly, tied tightly and protected …it doesn’t take long for the magic to happen (usually in a few weeks you’ll know if they are good or not).
I think the down side to chip budding is that you might end up chasing good wood up a tree…so you might be forced to bud a lot higher then you want on a tree (a mature tree). One thing i did last year is butcher my Puget Gold which forced it to send out a bunch of lower shoots so i could bud to them…i’m budding other apricots/plums to it…peaches don’t seem to like apricots …at least some don’t. Pluots not sure yet.
