Fruitwise apple tree grafting, the cleft graft
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in the name of this fat (protection)
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Hello as paste with which you is called have smeared shanks and a trunk. I not so understand English, but, is ready to translate the text by means of the program. I will be grateful to you for the answer. Thank you very much!
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"wheres my knife, that's my favorite knife" hahaha
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Good job!
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can I use bees wax to do that
krupter 1 year ago
@krupter I use Tenax grafting wax, plain beeswax it too stiff. One of my old books has a recipe for grafting wax-1 part tallow (I think this is animal fat) 2 parts beeswax and 4 parts resin, melted and stirred together.
but Tenax is widely available and only about £4 for a 200g tub which will last for years and allow you to graft 100s of trees, so I wouldn't bother trying to make your own.
stephenhayesuk 1 year ago
I just want to say I've managed to successfully graft some pencil-sized scion onto some seedlings, my first successful grafts, thanks to you.
I started the rootstock from your grocery store apple seed and some people are telling me they will be unreliable. The scion wood was given to me by an orcharder (Brian Boates). Do you think there will be a problem with the rootstock?
JenStotland 1 year ago
cheers Jen
The stocks we use, Malling-Merton (MM) 106, 26, 27, 111 etc (different stocks are used in the USA) were raised by selective plant breeders over many years and are
predictable. If you raise your own stock from a pip, you can't be sure how large it will grow, how healthy it will be, how many years before it fruits etc.
Since a fruit tree is a long term investment, I prefer to begin with known stocks and scions. But no harm experimenting as long as you know the risks.
stephenhayesuk 1 year ago
how old is this tree in this video?
agrotis79 2 years ago
10 years old
stephenhayesuk 2 years ago