Cool! I’m going to do something similar with pawpaw.
I don’t know how many buds to cut the cuttings …
17 days after grafting every scion is pushing leaves. Sweet Bough = Hooples Antique Gold from the first post.
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My final victim. White Winter Pearmain. I had already cut a few limbs when I thought to take a picture.
After grafting to Virginia Gold.
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lookin good Jolene! Good job on all those grafts! 
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Seckle is not for production like you say it’s more of a novelty. There are 2 trees in my orchard of seckle.
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Looks great!
So these last pictures you posted are 26 days after you grafted?
28 for the first tree. 25 days for the second I think.
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Nicely done. I don’t have the patience for that.
If 1 variety, I’d probably have cut that 1st tree to just one trunk, or I’d put 1 or 2 grafts in each of those scaffolds. So 3 minimum or maybe 12-15 max.
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When you say scions are wrapped, do you mean wrapped with parafin tape?
Did you notice any difference in Bud development between the bark or cleft grafts? One faster than the other?
Thanks for posting progress pics!
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I wrapped with parafilm to prevent drying of the scions.
The scions inserted under the bark seemed to start growing a little ahead of the cleft grafts, but it was not something I was documenting, so it could just be me imagining it.
I’m just looking forward to better fruit!
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I had less grafting to do, so had to get my fix. Lol
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So hubby recently trimmed the grafted trees, selecting the nicer limbs. This way we will get more growth on what we want. These trees won’t lose their leaves for probably four more months.
Here is the little Hooples.
Here is the Famous/Suncrisp.
Finaly here is the wwpearmain/Virginia Gold.
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Love all the updated pictures. Great work
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