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by jaicobb
Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:42 pm
Forum: Archives
Topic: Canada: Québec : Looking for Hard cider Variety scion
Replies: 2
Views: 8268

Re: Canada: Québec : Looking for Hard cider Variety scion

did you have any luck germinating the malus sieversii seeds?



http://jacoblindaman.com/apples/
by jaicobb
Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:39 pm
Forum: Archives
Topic: Back Breeding or Cross Breeding
Replies: 1
Views: 15991

Back Breeding or Cross Breeding

I read about the effort to save the american chestnut using back breeding to establish a disease resistant tree that almost perfectly mirrored the original american chestnut. does anyone know if something like this can be done with different species that are in the same Family? for example, i've hea...
by jaicobb
Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:25 pm
Forum: Archives
Topic: Submerging The Graft Union?
Replies: 1
Views: 6487

Submerging The Graft Union?

I have 3 trees coming this year on Bud 9 rootstock. They should be pretty short when mature. I was wondering if i changed my mind about how large i want them to be 1.) can i plant the graft union a few inches or even a foot beneath the soil line with hopes that the top variety will root out and take...
by jaicobb
Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:06 pm
Forum: Archives
Topic: Apple Scion Swap USA
Replies: 3
Views: 10617

Re: Apple Scion Swap USA

when you guys swap scions are you grafting these onto rootstock you've already established/purchased or are you treating them as cuttings and trying to root them?

just interested.
by jaicobb
Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:00 pm
Forum: Archives
Topic: Gwintalpa apple? Iowa?
Replies: 1
Views: 6767

Re: Gwintalpa apple? Iowa?

just perusing your website and saw this post about Gwintalpa. I had to respond. Do you have more info? I live in Iowa and would be willing to do a little lay research if i can. Just going off of the name it sounds like it could have been called Quint Apple or Quintuple. Quin = 5 lbs and apple = of c...