The third multi-graft tree went in the ground in the greenhouse a couple weeks ago. The Ganter graft is recent and replaced a failed graft in the same spot:
Edit: Accidentally posted this before I was finished drafting it, so apologies for the big edit.
The slowpoke Duke seedlings that put out taproots in November but spent all winter with no leaves are for the most part finally growing shoots:
The fastest of the February-harvested Royal-Wright seeds (center) is already surpassing the slowest of the October-harvested Duke seeds:
The second half of my Bacon seeds this year are overdue for potting up, but I’ve been too busy with the day job and baby lately, so they’ve been neglected:
The outside crew of potted up new seedlings like to huddle under the glass table to minimize sunburns, and have already come through their first mild frost (31.4°F) with flying colors:
Those are a mixture of Aravaipa, Duke, and Mexicola seedlings from the fall season, about a third of the total seedlings from that batch. A few went in the ground, and a few are less vigorous and still in their 1 gal pots in the greenhouse. Here’s a Duke seedling in the ground, which has gotten a little sunburned even though it was hardened off carefully:
After some success with rooting cuttings, I’m doing a lot more of that. Since there’s typically fairly low success rates, I’m doing communal pots and removing cuttings that wilt:
Here’s a cutting from a Bacon seedling that was cut in August and is starting a spring flush:
I’ve started planting out trees, perhaps a little prematurely, but the ones that went out early last year seemed to be sturdier by the end of the season, so it seems better to err on the early side.
I’m sure there’s more stuff I’m missing, but the project continues.
