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So far 2 of the 3 scions are putting out growth. I'm hoping the 3rd gets around to it eventually.
How are the aligned grafts gonna hold up when each branch begins to bulk and swell up after a few years? It looks like a water trap as well.
I’ve always seen grafts done at different elevations, never all around one point in a tree.
This is pretty typical for bark grafts when you want to switch out the variety on a tree. Usually you'd keep one (the strongest/biggest) and cut off the other two, but I'm trying to do multiple varieties. I think it should be OK, but you make a good point and I'll keep an eye on it.
Ah, yeah that makes sense if you’re only wanting one. TIL thanks! Nothing wrong with experimenting, just wasn’t sure if you knew or not.
That's super cool! I just did a grafting class and got some rootstocks with honey crisp, Macintosh and a local variety.
That's cool! Did you graft what you got from the class?
They provided some very small root stock and the scion. We got to choose which types to graft.
Right now they just look like 2 sticks taped together.
What amount of fruit production can you expect in a year after grafting like that? I have a couple of apple trees on my property that were there before I purchased my home. I'd like to graft more interesting apple varietals than was is currently in place.
Honestly it'll take at 2+ years for the scions to get established and grow large enough to bear fruit. The good thing is that this is still relatively fast since the scions are from an adult tree. You should definitely consider grafting some better varieties! 2 years will pass before you know it.
Very cool. I wonder what the apples would be like if you propagated new trees from the seeds of your Liberty/Ashmead/Cox Orange Pippen grafted tree. Will this tree be used for cider apples?
Very cool. I wonder what the apples would be like if you propagated new trees from the seeds of your Liberty/Ashmead/Cox Orange Pippen grafted tree. Will this tree be used for cider apples?
Unfortunately, from what I understand, getting a decent apple hybrid from two varieties of apple is extremely rare. Things seem to have to align just right. I think it's like 1 in 5k or something like that.