grafting conundrum - bud or saddle?
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 1:19 pm
Hello all,
Last year I bought several m26 and mm106 rootstocks with the plan of grafting them over and growing them on as espaliers and cordons in my allotment fruit garden. Disaster struck however when all my carefully sourced scion wood started growing in the fridge
As a result I wasn't able to graft the scion wood, and while I intended instead to bud graft the rootstocks during the summer, I didn't get around to it.
Now my rootstocks have grown considerably and I'm worried that they will be too thick to graft scion wood onto near ground level. I could still bud graft in the summer but that will sacrifice another years growth.
Can anyone suggest the best way for me to proceed? Is there another graft I could use that is suitable for thinner scion wood with thicker rootstock?
Thanks
Mike
Last year I bought several m26 and mm106 rootstocks with the plan of grafting them over and growing them on as espaliers and cordons in my allotment fruit garden. Disaster struck however when all my carefully sourced scion wood started growing in the fridge
As a result I wasn't able to graft the scion wood, and while I intended instead to bud graft the rootstocks during the summer, I didn't get around to it.
Now my rootstocks have grown considerably and I'm worried that they will be too thick to graft scion wood onto near ground level. I could still bud graft in the summer but that will sacrifice another years growth.
Can anyone suggest the best way for me to proceed? Is there another graft I could use that is suitable for thinner scion wood with thicker rootstock?
Thanks
Mike